The Second Coming by Walker Percy

The Second Coming

Walker Percy

360 pages first pub 1980 (editions)

fiction literary challenging reflective slow-paced
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Will Barrett (also the hero of Percy's The Last Gentleman) is a lonely widower suffering from a depression so severe that he decides he doesn't want to continue living. But then he meets Allison, a mental hospital escapee making a new life for her...

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Community Reviews

3.7
based on 160 reviews

Moods

emotional: 100%

challenging: 66%

dark: 66%

mysterious: 66%

reflective: 66%

adventurous: 33%

hopeful: 33%

tense: 33%


Pace

66% of readers chose medium
33% of readers chose slow
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

100% of readers chose A mix
A mix

Strong character development?

66% of readers chose Yes
33% of readers chose No
Yes
No

Loveable characters?

66% of readers chose Yes
33% of readers chose No
Yes
No

Diverse cast of characters?

100% of readers chose No
No

Flaws of characters a main focus?

100% of readers chose Yes
Yes

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