Great American Read List discussion

This topic is for discussion of our June 2022 group read, A Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy Toole.

I hope you'll participate and read this selection for our book club.
For those who do: share your thoughts as you read, please!
Spoilers are allowed; add a considerate warning if your comment includes any so members have the option to skip.

A few notes on this book:
* It came in at #58 on the final Great American Read list.
* It has a 3.88 average Goodreads rating.
This book was published in 1980, 11 years after the death of the author.