Note: Discussion starts one week from today, June 13. All are invited to follow and participate. Non-Percy-L members can join the discussion here: https://lists.ibiblio.org/sympa/info/percy-l
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Dear Percy-L Community,
As in summers past, we will be forming a slow reading group of a Percy novel—this time for The Last Gentleman. We’re currently set to begin on Friday, June 13, two weeks from today (or another date that suits all participants). Discussion will began on that date and last for six weeks.
If we've learned anything from our previous groups, it’s that engaging Percy’s fiction together—and through writing—always reveals new layers of collective insight and fresh meanings. In addition, by following last summer’s reading of The Moviegoer with The Last Gentleman, his second novel, we'll have the opportunity to witness Percy developing his craft as a novelist, as well as his expansion of his themes.
A fun, preliminary online quiz and introductory article will be provided to start us off. Further details about this year's reading group are below.
Please announce your interest at this time, and also if you'd be willing to provide an opening post one Friday to start discussion off for that week. Volunteers do not have to lead discussion after their opening post. I look forward to another enlightening and rewarding reading experience together. I hope you’ll join in!
Best wishes in Percy,
Henry Mills
walkerpercyproject.org
Non-Percy-L members can join the discussion here: https://lists.ibiblio.org/sympa/info/percy-l
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INVITATION TO PARTICIPATE – SUMMER READING GROUP – THE LAST GENTLEMAN
At this time I invite Percy-L members to announce their wish to participate in this summer's book discussion. This will help us gain a sense of the group size and also identify needed volunteers. Of course, all community members are welcome to follow and join the conversation at any time, whether or not they sign up. Discussions will take place over the course of 6 weeks.
Non-Percy-L members can join the discussion here: https://lists.ibiblio.org/sympa/info/percy-l
PROPOSED START DATE / ANY BOOK EDITION ACCEPTABLE
CALL FOR VOLUNTEERS FOR WEEKLY OPENING POST
AN OPPORTUNITY TO EXPAND OUR COMMUNITY
PLEASE ANNOUNCE YOUR INTEREST
I look forward to seeing all on the list!
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From The Last Gentleman, opening passage:
ONE FINE DAY IN early summer a young man lay thinking in Central Park.
His head was propped on his jacket, which had been folded twice so that the lining was outermost, and wedged into a seam of rock. The rock jutted out of the ground in a section of the park known as the Great Meadow. Beside him and canted up at mortar angle squatted a telescope of an unusual design.
In the course of the next five minutes the young man was to witness by chance an insignificant, though rather curious happening. It was the telescope which became the instrument of a bit of accidental eavesdropping. As a consequence of a chance event the rest of his life was to be changed...
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PURCHASE BOOK ON AMAZON
https://www.amazon.com/s?k=walker+percy+the+last+gentleman
–Picador Publishing, $20 softcover
–Library of America, $29 hardcover (includes MG and LR)
READING GROUP LINKS
Join Percy-L Discussion: https://lists.ibiblio.org/sympa/info/percy-l
Read Past Slow Reading Group Discussion (Past novels): https://www.ibiblio.org/wpercy/discussion/slow-reading-group/
Reading Group Archives (Current novel): https://lists.ibiblio.org/sympa/arc/percy-l/2025-06/
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