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Year Published: 1980Pages: 394
Genre: Comedy (satire)
Merut's Grade: B
After reading An American Tragedy, I was looking for something a little lighter. In both physical weight and plot. This book achieves both. Easily read in a week, the main character, Ignatius J. Reilly, is a 30 year old educated (M.S.) morbidly obese character still living with his widowed mother, much to her demise. Not only that, he takes full advantage of her, feeling it is his right. Ignatius is constantly haranguing his mother.
"Mother doesn't cook," Ignatius said dogmatically. "She burns."
Jones, the only African American, is one of the smartest characters in the book for his ability to accurately assess society (unlike Ignatius).
In all, this book is pretty random. From Ignatius' pyloric valve constantly acting up, to his avoidance in sex leading to strange erections, to his crazy antics to impress his long-distance girlfriend, this book is a pretty decent read.
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