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briandmyers · 3571 days ago · link · · parent · post: Bl00's Reviews #8: "A Confederacy of Dunces" by Ken Toole
Maybe it was different for you, but although you're right, the characters are all tragic, it doesn't read like a tragedy - i.e. it's not depressing to read. Wasn't for me, anyway.
I suspect most people, myself included, reflect on the book and remember specific qualities of the characters as humourous, because it's painful to identify closely with their actual qualities.