The Moviegoer
by Walker Percy
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Author: Walker PercyEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 1998-04-14
ISBN: 0375701966
Number of pages: 241
Publisher: Vintage
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- ISBN13: 9780375701962
- Condition: New
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Book Review: "It was not anger. It was discovery."
Summary: 5 Stars
Binx Bolling runs a small financial office for his wealthy extended family; he's also the titular moviegoer. The book takes place in late 1950s New Orleans. The country and Binx are flourishing financially after WWII, but a certain ennui is starting to engulf both. Binx comes from a long line of distinguished Southern gentlemen, the kind who populate heroic novels. However, he is not made of the same stuff, as he'll prove throughout this terrific work. Indeed, he spends more time worrying about making money, bedding his secretary, and escaping into movies than he does attempting anything vaguely "heroic." This disconnect leads to his "quest" - a search for meaning.
Fortunately, "The Moviegoer" doesn't rely on this "quest" for much of the plot or ambience. It has plenty of the latter, and just enough of the former to make it all go down nicely. Life's greater questions and dilemmas are touched upon, but Binx is not the type to spend too much effort trying to answer them. Instead, we're left with a fantastically written character study - a piece of life from a fading period about another fading period. "The Moviegoer" is solid Southern literature, with just enough dashes of Mardi Gras and decaying mansions to attract fans of that genre. However, it's also just a damned good novel.
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