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The Moviegoer
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This elegantly written account of a young man's search for signs of purpose in the universe is one of the great existential texts of the postwar era and is really funny besides. Binx Bolling, inveterate cinemaphile, contemplative rake and man of the periphery, tries hedonism and tries doing the right thing, but ultimately finds redemption (or at least ... »
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Lost in the Cosmos: The Last Self-Help Book
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The late Walker Percy's mordant contribution to the self-help book craze of the 1980s deals with the heavy abstraction of the Western mind and speculates about why writers may be the most abstracted and least grounded of all. (Before taking up novel writing, Percy was a medical doctor who became a patient in the very institution where he had worked.) T... »
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The Second Coming: A Novel
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This is the first Walker Percy book I have read. I don't believe I'll choose another unless there's compelling reason. Mr. Percy started off well with a good writing style; a little more than half-way through, I realized he was padding the book with irrelevant, fantastic vignettes. This is one of the few books I threw away rather than pass on to a frie... »
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Love in the Ruins
Like a good doctor, Percy distracts you with charm or by saying something funny and then sticks you with a shot of the truth while you're off-guard. There... »
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The Last Gentleman: A Novel
This is actually my favorite Percy novel. While I believe the Moviegoer uses an excellent device, watching movies, to depict the alienation of the moder/p... »
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Lancelot: A Novel
Percy's Lancelot draws on a thought from Kierkegaard that begins his book the Moviegoer (paraphasing), "The worst thing about being in despair is not know... »
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The Thanatos Syndrome: A Novel
Only we are not descended from them but have descended into them.
A terrifying look at what we've become. words,words, words. Words disconne... »
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