funny, really, very I for ironic

[GoodTaste]

The liberary books arrive, six of them, smelling of ink and weighing about a hundredweight; funny, really, very I for ironic. But at least it means there's something to talk to Barry about.

Source: Alphabet by Kathy Page (P40)

I don't get the exact meaning of "very I for ironic". Is it grammatical or an infromal use meaning "very ironic for me"?

 

[Barque]

He seems to mean "very ironic". I don't know why he calls it ironic however; we don't know enough of the background.

Is it grammatical

He's using a noun phrase as an adjective. It's informal use.

 

[Tarheel]

It seems to be highly original usage

library

 

[jutfrank]

Given the title of the book 'Alphabet', it appears that the writer is using a literary device by referring to the alphabet, based on the way that we typically say:

A for 'apple'
B for 'bread'
C for 'cucumber'
etc.

 

[GoodTaste]

Given the title of the book 'Alphabet', it appears that the writer is using a literary device by referring to the alphabet, based on the way that we typically say:

A for 'apple'
B for 'bread'
C for 'cucumber'
etc.

I for 'Ironic"... So is it a humour or posing a stance of being self-effacing?

 

[jutfrank]

Are you reading this book? How far through are you? Why is it called 'Alphabet'?

 

[GoodTaste]

Are you reading this book? How far through are you? Why is it called 'Alphabet'?

I just picked up randomly some pages to read. The contents of the book is peculiar:
Contents
B....................1
A....................101
C....................211
Afterword and Thanks......263

It tells the story of a man called Simon Austen in Thatcher's Britain who's illiterate yet highly intelligent and serves as an unforgettable, haunting character at the novel's heart.

I am still not sure why the author, who was Writer in Residence at a British prison in 1992, calls it Alphabet.

 

[Barque]

So is it a humour

"Humour" is uncountable.
Is it humour?
Is it a joke?
Is it meant to be humorous?