By John Kennedy Toole.  This is a bizarre, epic comedy of a novel, led by the most disgusting protagonist you will ever hate.  Ignatius G. Reilly is hugely fat, belches, farts, lives with his mother at 32 and refuses to do anything but stay in his room all day and masterbate and write grand pronouncements.  Oh, and he regularly goes to the movies to yell at the screen about the "revolting abortions" that pass for cinema, while eating 3 or 4 popcorns and drinking one of his beloved Mr. Nuts.  The novel follows the misadventures that befall Ignatius when he is forced by his mother to get a job.  The setting is New Orleans and there is a crazy cast of characters that the novel manages to keep track of.  This novel was an incredibly fast read, the pages just turn themselves as you are continuously flabbergasted at the actions of everyone involved.  Apparently it was supposed to be made into a movie with Will Farrell, but plans were put on hold.   I can certainly see why.  If you had to watch this drama unfold on screen, much of it would be like a Farrelly Brother's gross-out fest.  But as a novel, your imagination can run wild setting up the scenes.  I highly recommend this book, it is original, funny and features some of the most unique and original characters in literature.  Plus, it has a tragic story associated with it.  John Kennedy Toole wrote the novel in the early 60's and then committed suicide in 1969 at the age of 32.  His mother found the manuscript and went through years of trying to get it published because it was so fantastic.  No one believed her, I mean, what mother wouldn't say their dead son's work was fantastic.  Luckily, someone finally read it, realized its genius and now we can all enjoy this Pulitzer Prize Winning work.