[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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