Silent Servants...

Silent Servants...

... of the Used, Abused, and Utterly Screwed Up.

A Secular Franciscan looks at the world...
with a more jaundiced eye than ever...
and lots of ellipses for you to fill in the missing text...
(with thanks to Thomas S. Klise for the title)



Tuesday, January 13, 2009

Ah, Ignatius...

Ignatius Jacques Riley, I mean.

John Kennedy Toole

A Confederacy of Dunces

A wonderful, magical book by a brilliant writer. The world is far dimmer for the loss of his talent. (My friend Sonje suggested I read the book many years ago. I've read it and re-read it. You should experience it yourself...)

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Yeah. Him and Flannery O'Conner. (I think I misspelled her name.)

James said...

She's wonderful as well. 'Wise Blood' just grabs me every time I read it.