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Subject: Re: [percy-l] The Moviegoer one of Top 100 books of all time
Date: Tue, 28 Jul 2009 16:43:18 -0700 (PDT)
Without a doubt I'd rate The Second Coming as his best.
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From: Hebrunson AT aol.com <Hebrunson AT aol.com> Subject: Re: [percy-l] The Moviegoer one of Top 100 books of all time To: percy-l AT lists.ibiblio.org Date: Tuesday, July 28, 2009, 2:20 PM
Perhaps I (or, even some of us) liked The Last Gentl
In a message dated 7/28/2009 1:15:13 P.M. Central Daylight Time, karey1 AT charter.net writes:
But what's interesting is - critics do seem to like Moviegoer best - or maybe Last Gentleman (which made it into the hardbound Modern Library of the World's Best Books) - but few thought his latter novels were any good - yet I liked them just as much or more.
Karey
-----Original Message----- From: percy-l-bounces AT lists.ibiblio.org [mailto:percy-l-bounces AT lists.ibiblio.org] On Behalf Of Karey Perkins Sent: Tuesday, July 28, 2009 2:02 PM To: 'Percy-L: Literary and Philosophical Discussion' Subject: Re: [percy-l] The Moviegoer one of Top 100 books of all time
I agree with you Rhonda - I loved Second Coming as a pleasurable read, for the love story, and all the rest of it as well. Also, the female character was more prominent and well
done than his other novels I think. As for Lancelot - it was gripping and riveting and I couldn't put it down. That seems like it might have the most popular appeal...
Karey
-----Original Message----- From: percy-l-bounces AT lists.ibiblio.org [mailto:percy-l-bounces AT lists.ibiblio.org] On Behalf Of Dye, Steve Sent: Tuesday, July 28, 2009 1:41 PM To: Percy-L: Literary and Philosophical Discussion Subject: Re: [percy-l] The Moviegoer one of Top 100 books of all time
I am in total agreement about Second Coming being his "best" - and I am but a lowly man.
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From: percy-l-bounces AT lists.ibiblio.org on behalf of RHONDA MCDONNELL Sent: Tue 7/28/2009 1:24 PM To: Percy-L: Literary and Philosophical Discussion Subject: Re: [percy-l] The Moviegoer one of Top 100 books of all time
Thanks for posting the link Karey. I don't even think it's his best
book. Here's a discussion topic that might wake our list up: Which book is WP's best? What makes you think so? For pure pleasure I like THE SECOND COMING best (l like the love story: I'm a girl that way!). But as for his best, I cast my vote with LANCELOT. It marks a crucial turning point in his writing, has as strong a philosophical underpinning as MOVIEGOER, and as far as pure literary merit, it's crafted better than the others--even MOVIEGOER. I'd place MOVIEGOER second. What do the rest of y'all think?
--Rhonda
"You live in a deranged age, more deranged than usual, because in spite of great scientific and technological advances, man has not the faintest idea of who he is or what he is doing."
Walker Percy
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From: karey1 AT charter.net To: percy-l AT lists.ibiblio.org Date: Mon, 27 Jul 2009 15:01:17 -0400 Subject: [percy-l] The Moviegoer one of Top 100 books of all time
Percy's Moviegoer makes Time's Top 100 books of all time:
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