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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 the prospect of it) by taking a leap of faith and quite literally embracing what only seems irrational. --This text refers to an alternate Hardcover edition.

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Walker Percy won the National Book Award for THE MOVIEGOER, which concerns the life of the searching and rootless Binx Bolling. In a gentle Southern accent narrator Christopher Hurt delivers the story with a slow, lazy lilt which suits the text and evokes a pervading spiritual emptiness. Unfortunately, Hurt's characterizations fall short of the mark; his reading of dialogue is just that--reading--so the characters never come to life. This audio version does not maintain the listener's interest or do justice to the text. R.B.F. (c)AudioFile, Portland, Maine --This text refers to the Audio Cassette edition.

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5.0�toiles sur 5 Go get this one, F�v 11 2005

Par	J.Jones - Voir tous mes commentaires (TOP 1000 REVIEWER)

This review is from: The Moviegoer (Paperback)

The Moviegoer strikes the perfect balance between ideas and people. He succeeds in writing a book about loneliness and isolation without ever seeming sappy or sentimental; he creates a whole cast of fully developed characters who are deeply flawed but always sympathetic. And one is always struck by the strangeness of the characters. They are absolute originals. I haven't met anyone like Kate in the pages of a novel before or since, but one still somehow relates to every one of them, and can feel connections with their longing for . . . in any case, all of that is irrelevant. It is a great book, I encourage everyone to read it. Also try Jackson McCrae's "Children's Corner" or his "Bark of the Dogwood" for equally great southern reads-intricate and haunting all of these.

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5.0�toiles sur 5 Lost on Bourbon Street, Juil 10 2004

Par	R. A Rubin (Eastern, PA United States) - Voir tous mes commentaires (REAL NAME)

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Walker Percy wrote the Moviegoer, a Southern novel with William Faulkner and Truman Capote in mind. The latter writers were certainly more famous though Percy won the National Book Award in 1960. Percy is a Post-Modern, so understand, life or its meaning are lost somewhere on Bourbon Street. Redemption, it's on the silver screen if only it could be captured and held. Binx Dixon is a young man with a good job and a need to believe in something. His cousin by marriage is beautiful but suicidal. If he tells her how to live, then she may bloom again. If only he could figure out what is a moral way to live in the 1950's existential ether. Brilliantly written, the Post-Modern train of thought is forgivable. We want to know if Binx and company can find peace during Mardi Gras.

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5.0�toiles sur 5 Subtle and complex, Jui 18 2004

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Subtle, well-crafted, and entertaining, certainly this multifaceted and edifying story is well worth the reading. The fuel that propels this story is Percy's unique narrative style in using both present and past tenses. Perhaps his medical training or his three years spent in psychoanalysis during his residency had had an influence. At any rate, as the first-person narrator, Binx Bolling's present tense narration draws the reader close in "real time" and be intimate with the former in thought and action. When Bolling finds it necessary to digress or to fill-in the reader on the particulars of the past, he tells it in past tense. But Percy's writing is so good, the two tenses blurred as one. Aspiring writers who struggle with writing in present or past tense should take note. Would also recommend another stellar read, full of psychological and emotional intrigue, that is suspenseful yet well-written---THE BARK OF THE DOGWOOD--A Tour of Southern Homes and Gardens. Enjoy!

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3.0�toiles sur 5 Challenging and complex.
If a novelist, any novelist, could put down on paper an exact representation of human thought, he or she would automatically be elevated to the very pinnacle of the literary... Read more

Publi� le Jui 10 2004 par Michael G.

3.0�toiles sur 5 Where happiness costs so little
The Moviegoer, ranked the #60 book of the 20th Century by the Modern Library, is definitely worth reading -- yet not as profound or intense as I had hoped it would be. Read more

Publi� le Jui 8 2004 par Chris Salzer

5.0�toiles sur 5 Excellent American Existentialism
Percy's book is astonishingly brilliant! This book is the purest and best example of American Existentialism I have ever read. Read more

Publi� le Jui 6 2004 par Jon Linden