A Confederacy of DuncesClassic · Fiction, Classics, Humor
A Confederacy of Dunces
1980 · Fiction
49
Classic
★ 3.89 on Goodreads · 310K ratings
Is it worth reading?
Pulitzer Prize for Fiction winner (1981). 3.89★ from 310K Goodreads ratings.
By the numbers
49Must-Read Score
- Critics56 out of 100 · counts 35%+23
- Readers47 out of 100 · counts 50%+26
- Buzz0 out of 100 · counts 15%+0
Buzz rewards prizes and lists from the last few years, so older books start at zero.
Where it ranks
- #1 of the 8 humor books we rank
- #173 of the 296 classics we rank
- #581 of the 1,344 books we rank
Won
- Pulitzer Prize for Fiction winner (1981)
Reads as
Funny, Uplifting
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