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"What a delight, what a roaring, rollicking, footstomping wonder this book is. I laughed until my sides ached, and then I laughed on."
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The ordinary folk of New Orleans seem to think he is unhinged as well. Ignatius ignores them as he heaves his vast bulk through the city's fleshpots in a noble crusade against vice, modernity and ignorance. But his momma has a nasty surprise in store for him. Ignatius must get a job. Undaunted, he uses his new-found employment to further his mission - and now he has a pirate costume and a hot-dog cart to do it with ...
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Yeah it drags a little here and there - but if you don't laugh out loud a few times while reading it then you need to be re-wired. Ignatius is a fantastic comic creation. I find it incredible that a movie version hasn't been made - although John candy's untimely death means that the natural star of the show is no longer with us. Carrey in a fat suit perhaps?
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
I read the reviews and went on out and bought it. Funniest book have read for ages, this is one for the bookcase to read and re-read. The story ambles along from one episode to another as if you were moving from room to room with them. If you want a good read then you can't go far wrong with this book.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Beautifully written, very clever and moving, it is easily the best and funniest book I have ever read. Since first reading it in 1982 I have read it at least 10 times and own 3 paperback copies.
Don't hesitate; buy it and you will be forever grateful
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