The Moviegoer by Walker Percy

The Moviegoer

Walker Percy

256 pages • first pub 1960 (editions)

fiction classics reflective slow-paced
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When "The Moviegoer" was first published in 1961, it won the National Book Award and established Walker Percy as one of the supplest and most deftly modulated new voices in Southern literature. In his portrait of a boyish New Orleans stockbroker w...

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Community Reviews

3.45
based on 2,495 reviews

Moods

reflective: 82%

challenging: 26%

emotional: 25%

dark: 17%

funny: 17%

sad: 17%

hopeful: 9%

mysterious: 9%

relaxing: 7%

tense: 5%

adventurous: 3%

inspiring: 3%

lighthearted: 3%

Pace

7% of readers chose fast
31% of readers chose medium
61% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

4% of readers chose A mix
94% of readers chose Character
1% of readers chose N/A
A mix
Character
N/A

Strong character development?

27% of readers chose Yes
40% of readers chose Complicated
31% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Loveable characters?

22% of readers chose Yes
25% of readers chose Complicated
50% of readers chose No
1% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Diverse cast of characters?

11% of readers chose Yes
8% of readers chose Complicated
79% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Flaws of characters a main focus?

87% of readers chose Yes
7% of readers chose Complicated
5% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

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