[percy-l] The Moviegoer one of Top 100 books of all time

Gray, Rich RGray at montreat.edu
Wed Jul 29 14:48:48 EDT 2009


As a college English instructor, 
 
I tried the Moviegoer with students--I love it, but students want a mystery plot, so they turned it down.
 
When I tried the Second Coming--students wanted it desperately.
 
Rich Gray
Montreat College, with a path from campus to the highest mountain in east U.S., Mt. Mitchell.
North Carolina

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From: percy-l-bounces at lists.ibiblio.org on behalf of Patrick Lynch
Sent: Wed 7/29/2009 1:03 PM
To: Percy-L: Literary and Philosophical Discussion
Subject: Re: [percy-l] The Moviegoer one of Top 100 books of all time


I agree. TSC has a combination of thought, humor, and good old Southern/American whimsy that cause it to work best for me. Though in a pinch, I could mugwump over The Moviegoer, The Last Gentleman, and Lancelot, all of which get the old think tank and faith tank a 'runnin'. 
Patrick

On Jul 28, 2009, at 4:43 PM, Robert OConnor wrote:


Without a doubt I'd rate The Second Coming as his best.

--- On Tue, 7/28/09, Hebrunson at aol.com <Hebrunson at aol.com> wrote:



	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 
		
		
		
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		[mailto:percy-l-bounces at lists.ibiblio.org] On Behalf Of Karey Perkins
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		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
		
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		[mailto:percy-l-bounces at lists.ibiblio.org] On Behalf Of Dye, Steve
		Sent: Tuesday, July 28, 2009 1:41 PM
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		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
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		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:
		
		
		
		http://www.time.com/time/2005/100books/the_complete_list.html 
		
		
		
		And here's the original review:
		
		
		
		http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,872439,00.html?internalid=a
		tb100
		
		
		
		Karey
		
		
		
		
		
		
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