Percy-L: Literary, Religious, Scientific, and Philosophical Discussion of Walker Percy

["Beck, David A" <dabeck AT iupui.edu>]

Nikki,

With all due respect, your response is pretty vague. I'd like to hear 
more of your critique.

No, obviously, the apocalypse hasn't happened, but neither has the 
lapsometer. So why is LIR better (it is, in my opinion)? What building 
blocks are missing to make The Road an "unsuccessful" novel?

I'd just like to get a discussion going, not just dismissive quips.
-David


Quoting Nikkibar AT aol.com:

> Yes, I read it and wished I had reread LITR instead. There is in my  view a
> difference between talking "about" the apocalypse which (let's face
> it)  hasn't
> happened yet, and the building blocks that constitute a successful novel.
> Just my thought for what it's worth.
>
> Nikki
>
>
>
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