[percy-l] The Moviegoer one of Top 100 books of all time
Dave Duty
daveduty at austin.rr.com
Wed Jul 29 19:06:22 EDT 2009
It is most difficult to pick my favorite. However, one day when I was
visiting the Percy's store, the former Kumquat in Covington, I was asked
by his daughter (having met me on more than one occasion and knowing
that I had corresponded and visited her father in the recent past) which
was my favorite novel? I instantly said it was The Moviegoer. She
asked why and I replied that it was clean, simple and elegant -- like a
clear piece of cut crystal. She seemed to like this response and she
said it was her favorite also.
Dave Duty, Austin, Texas
Patrick Lynch wrote:
> 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 <mailto:Hebrunson at aol.com>
>> <Hebrunson at aol.com <mailto:Hebrunson at aol.com>> wrote:
>>
>>
>> From: Hebrunson at aol.com <mailto:Hebrunson at aol.com>
>> <Hebrunson at aol.com <mailto: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 <mailto: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 <mailto: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>
>> [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>
>> [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.
>>
>> _____
>>
>> From: percy-l-bounces at lists.ibiblio.org
>> <mailto: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
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> _____
>>
>> From: karey1 at charter.net <mailto:karey1 at charter.net>
>> To: percy-l at lists.ibiblio.org <mailto: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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