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The Moviegoer
The Moviegoer | Walker Percy
70 posts | 63 read | 36 to read
Percys National Book Awardwinning classic: A young man, torn between the forces of tradition and change, searches for meaning in post-war AmericaOn the cusp of his thirtieth birthday, Binx Bolling is a lost soul. A stockbroker and member of an established New Orleans family, Binxs one escape is the movie theater that transports him from the falseness of his life. With Mardi Gras in full swing, Binx, along with his cousin Kate, sets out to find his true purpose amid the excesses of the carnival that surrounds him. Buoyant yet powerful, The Moviegoer is a poignant indictment of modern values, and an unforgettable story of a week that will change two lives forever. This ebook features an illustrated biography of Walker Percy including rare photos from the authors estate.
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peaKnit
Moviegoer | Walker Percy
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@dabbe #TLT

An eclectic selection of movies, I liked the Johnny Tremain but perhaps the one made in the 70‘s with the Disney actor from The Shaggy DA and Old Yeller. Those old Disney movies are my 🩷 I cried during most of them.

dabbe #eclecticindeed! 🤩 Thanks for sharing and playing. 💙🇺🇸❤️ 4mo
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peaKnit
Moviegoer | Walker Percy
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#TLT #ThreeListThursday @dabbe
Loved the movies 2010-2023…clearly can remember many of these with my kids as they grew up into adults. 🍿❤️

dabbe WOWZA! Thanks for playing and sharing, and you definitely beat my sorry 🫏! 🤩🤩🤩 4mo
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Charityann
Moviegoer | Walker Percy
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Went to see Amsterdam last night! Pretty good movie. #scarathlon #teamslaughter @Clwojick

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DrexEdit
The Moviegoer | Walker Percy
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"This morning I got a note from my aunt asking me to come for lunch."

Sounds ominous.

#FirstLineFridays
@ShyBookOwl

jlhammar Yay, Walker Percy! Really liked this one. 2y
DrexEdit @jlhammar cool! I'm looking forward to it! 2y
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kimmypete1
Moviegoer | Walker Percy
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I have watched quite a few holiday movies and knocked out these bingo cards!

#WinterGames2021 #TeamGameSleighers #Bingo

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kimmypete1
Moviegoer | Walker Percy
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Yesterdays viewing. Single All the Way (HIGHLY recommend), four episodes Sugar Crush Holidays and one episode Nailed It Holidays.

#WinterGames2021 #TeamGameSleighers @StayCurious

StayCurious Currently obsessed with nailed it haha 3y
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Kshakal
Moviegoer | Walker Percy
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Mom and I are celebrating the new year by going to a movie!!

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AkashaVampie
Moviegoer | Walker Percy
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Here is the book(s) for 2021 for #NWC. The first book for each month will be our main book. If you can't get to that book for some reason, you can try the other one. You are more than welcome to read them both. Just wanted to make sure everyone is happy and reading something. Hopefully you like the choices.

@ElizaMarie @AsYouWish @jb72

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AkashaVampie
Moviegoer | Walker Percy
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Here is the book(s) for 2021 for #NWC. The first book for each month will be our main book. If you can't get to that book for some reason, you can try the other one. You are more than welcome to read them both. Just wanted to make sure everyone is happy and reading something. Hopefully you like the choices.

@ElizaMarie @AsYouWish @jb72

jb72 I‘ve read both of May‘s books. Woohoo! 4y
AkashaVampie @jb72 u could always find another sci fi that is a movie or show to read that month. 4y
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plemmdog
The Moviegoer | Walker Percy
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Right now, in these trying times, does anyone else find themselves retreating to a favorite novel they‘ve read several times over? I once met a man who read Walker Percy‘s The Moviegoer every year during Lent (the novel opens at Mardi Gras, and ends at Easter). I‘m going back in. This one isn‘t for everyone, but it‘s on my Top 10.

Leftcoastzen It‘s a great book! It‘s been years since I have read it , maybe.... 5y
plemmdog @Leftcoastzen if you haven‘t read his Love In The Ruins, it‘s a little hard to follow but full of his wry apocalyptic humor 😉 5y
Leftcoastzen I think I read it too,It‘s been a long time , but I think I liked Love in the Ruins better.🤔 5y
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Kristia
The Moviegoer | Walker Percy
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Mehso-so

Book started: 11/1/19
Book completed:11/7/19
Genre:Romance
Binx Bolling is a man busies himself by watching movies and chatting with his secretaries, this is what he finds as treasurable moments. Then one Mardi Gras day he realizes there are more to life. He then decided to visit his sick brother, and took his cousin Kate with him. Although his brother sadly died in the end, which encouraged him to pursue medicine school and he also married Kate.

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MsRadioSilence
The Moviegoer | Walker Percy
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wanderinglynn Awesome job! 🙌🏻⛄️📽 5y
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LibrarianRyan
Moviegoer | Walker Percy
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The kids have gone home and we have gone to the movies. I think the puppies are happy for the peace and quite. One is sleeping in the sun the other in the dark.

Back to reading when I get home but for now... Doctor Sleep.

Hooked_on_books 🐶🐶💙💙 5y
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AsYouWish
Moviegoer | Walker Percy
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I watched Erasing His Dark Past on Lifetime, not my favorite Michael Welsh Lifetime movie, but still okay.

#Scarathlon #TeamStoker @TheReadingMermaid

BeansPage 🧟‍♀️ 5y
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Sleepswithbooks
The Moviegoer | Walker Percy
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Horror Movie Marathon: Damien: Omen II (Showing the trilogy backwards apparently). One of my worst fears: attacking, swooping pecking bird 🦅

#TeamSlaughter #Scarathlon #WhyIDontHaveKids #SwoopingMenace #DeadlyPeckers #Ouchie

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gradcat
The Moviegoer | Walker Percy
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sj_connor
The Moviegoer | Walker Percy
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Sup, I'm back on Litsy because I kind of suck at reading lately and I'm hoping this will help motivate me. Right now I'm working on the Moviegoer and it's going good so far despite the fact that I'm 50 pages in and currently like, "do I like this protagonist? do I hate this protagonist? who can say???".

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everlocalwest
The Moviegoer | Walker Percy
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Mehso-so

I wish I had liked this one more. It's a cousin to The Awakening and Invisible Man in its existential themes and philosophical aim and while those are two of my favorite novels this one just didn't pull at me in the same way. I wasn't compelled by or greatly sympathetic to Binx (probably a symbol of my own bias). But man, Percy is a fine craftsman and this book is highly quotable.

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annahenke
The Moviegoer | Walker Percy
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Has anyone ever seen this fantastic animated short? It‘s on YouTube, and it‘s truly delightful!

https://youtu.be/Ad3CMri3hOs

TieDyeDude I love it! ❤️ 6y
pdever Sweet film 6y
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peaKnit
The Moviegoer | Walker Percy
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Just me to see Ben is Back. 🙌🏻

JenReadsAlot How was it? 6y
peaKnit @JenReadsAlot It was powerful, tough...all expected I guess given the subject. I enjoyed it, but cried🤷‍♀️ 6y
JenReadsAlot I'll have to check it out. 6y
peaKnit @JenReadsAlot Beautuful Boy is on Amazon prime, I think. Also a good heartbreaker on same topic. So much of this drug addled sadness around us. 6y
JenReadsAlot I recently listened to beautiful boy so will check that out too. It is sad.... I read American Overdose which just pissed me off! 6y
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BookwormAHN
The Moviegoer | Walker Percy
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Sign ups open for #ReadTheMoviesSwap hosted by @DoonTheGoon 🍿 I'm, in who else 🍿

DoonTheGoon Thanks for sharing!!! 6y
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BeansPage
The Moviegoer | Walker Percy
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Still hilarious 😂😂😂😂😂😂

2BR02B She makes the best faces. 😆 6y
booksensation 😂😂😂😂 6y
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plemmdog
The Moviegoer | Walker Percy
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Time for Walker Percy Weekend.

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BooksAtNight
The Moviegoer | Walker Percy
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2014 me thought this was a book worth reading. 2018 me does not remember why. (I think it‘s because it won the National Book Award but who knows🤷🏻‍♀️) Guess I‘ll see if I agree with 2014 me? #currentlyreading

Mdargusch I used to love this book way back when. I wonder if I still do? 🤷🏼‍♀️ 6y
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Aloisi_tribe
The Moviegoer | Walker Percy
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Hey 👋 Littens! It turns out we‘re going to be in Texas for a while longer (like a whole year longer) so I wanted to gauge interest in a swap I‘m thinking about. It‘s the #bookandamovie swap. You‘ll be matched with a fellow Litten who likes the same genre of book/movie and you‘ll send them a DVD or Blu-ray of a movie along with the corresponding book and some movie snacks. Anyone interested?

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bookish_wookish
Moviegoer | Walker Percy
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#manicmonday

1. A Clockwork Orange
2. Romeo and Juliet (claire danes and leo version)
3. Dazed and Confused, Clerks, anything with Chuck Norris, Jean Claude Van Dam or Steven Segal
4. Popcorn

MidnightBookGirl Love Clerks! And weirdly, I love Mallrats, but probably bc I watched it a billion times. 7y
AmberWB Dazed & Confused is what I watch on my last day of teaching every year! 7y
bookish_wookish i almost feel like i need to change it to my fave because i watched it so much growing up!!! @AmberWB 7y
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bookish_wookish yessss! i literally use Clerks to judge a persons character when i first meet them! @MidnightBookGirl If i say what smells like shoe polish and they dont know what i mean then we cant be friends 😂 7y
Zelma @MidnightBookGirl “I‘m not even supposed to be here today.” 7y
Zelma @bookish_wookish 😂 that is a great friend barometer. And Dazed and Confused is my favorite movie of all time. It gives me warm and fuzzy feelings watching it. (edited) 7y
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Palimpsest
The Moviegoer | Walker Percy
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I don‘t know how to copy these pictures, so I‘m forced to screenshot and black stuff out if I want to participate. 1. I love films almost as much as books so...A Christmas Carol, Chocolat, Amadeus(read the play) And Much Ado about Nothing 2.The Shop Around the Corner and Jane Eyre w/ Mia W. 3. Never Been Kissed, 10 things I hate about you, She‘s the Man. (Love Shakespeare movies and adaptations.) 4. Pretzels bites w/ cheese

DGRachel I love 10 Things I Hate About You! 7y
Jerdencon I do the same thing with taking screen shots but you can crop the picture by hitting transform so you don't have to black things out. 7y
Palimpsest @Jerdoncon thank you so much for the tip! 7y
Palimpsest @DGRachel I love 10 Things I Hate About You also, I just titled it as a guilty pleasure because it takes place in High School and I‘m 40, lol. Still so good though. 😊 7y
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BeckyK
The Moviegoer | Walker Percy
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1) Either Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy or Fight Club, but I find that difficult because a lot of my favourite adaptations are TV series! Can I say Filth even though I‘ve never read it?
2) This is so difficult 🙈 All of the Harry Potters, In Bruges, Imitation Game, Tangled, Beauty And The Beast. But I don‘t know for sure 🙈
3) Despicable me (not that guilty) 😂
4) Sweet & Salty popcorn 😋

#ManicMonday

britt_brooke I love Despicable Me! 👏🏻 7y
BeckyK @britt_brooke The minions are just the best! 😊 7y
Christine11 Tangled is amazing 😊💗 7y
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IheartYA
The Moviegoer | Walker Percy
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1. Divergent
2. 10 Things I Hate About You
3. Twilight
4. Candy, hands down
#manicmonday
@JoScho

JoScho I love 10 Things I Hate About You 💕 7y
tonyahoswalt Absolutely love 10 Things I Hate About You 7y
Purrfectpages Ten Things I Hate About You ❤️ 7y
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Kati15
Moviegoer | Walker Percy
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Pickpick

1. The Maze Runner Films

2. Pitch Black

3. The Lost Boys

4. Both

#ManicMonday
@JoScho

CoffeeK8 I 💖 The Lost Boys! 7y
Kati15 @CoffeeK8 Yes one of my all time favorite when I was a kid. ❤️ 7y
CoffeeK8 @KatisBookaholicRamblingReviews mine too! Oh those Coreys! 7y
Kati15 @CoffeeK8 Yes! I absolutely love both of them in The Lost Boys films they did a amazing in the film. 7y
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KrystleTheBookSlayer
The Moviegoer | Walker Percy
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1) The Princess Bride and Matilda
2) That's tough! My favorite right now is probably Wonder Woman, but I have favorites in different genres and of course childhood favorites.
3) Disney movies and Hallmark Christmas movies.
4) Popcorn, but I usually get a pretzel with nacho cheese...you know...when I'm not sneaking in my own snacks! 😂
@JoScho #ManicMonday

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FantasyChick
The Moviegoer | Walker Percy
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🎬The Hunger Games
🎬It's a toss up between The Little Mermaid and Pride and Prejudice (2005)
🎬The Breakfast Club....or any 90's romcom...and pretty much any musical ever made 😂😂
🎬Candy!!!! Also...candy IN popcorn is even better 😄
#manicmonday @JoScho

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AmberWB
The Moviegoer | Walker Percy
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1. Jaws. The only time I have liked the movie better than the book.
2. This is hard....um.....Shaun of the Dead is way up there and is frequently quoted in this house.
3. Christmas Vacation and any of the Sharknado movies.
4. Popcorn with lots of butter.
(I am more refined than this list may make me seem....really. 😊)
#manicmonday
@JoScho

JoScho Lol I haven‘t posted mine yet but I feel the same way. Christmas Vacation is such a classic. 7y
AmberWB @JoScho And it resonates with me SO much more now that I am technically a grown up. 😉 7y
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Reagan
The Moviegoer | Walker Percy
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1. The Firm, 11/22/63, Room, The Exorcist, ⬇️

2. Jaws

3. I love horror and action moves. The Fast and Furious franchise, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, zombies, I love all of it.

4. 🍭 🍬 🍭

#manicmonday @JoScho

**I will think of so many more 🎥 and be sad I didn‘t include them**

JoScho I love the Fast and the Furious movies. Perfect example of guilty pleasure movies. They are just so entertaining. 7y
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MaleficentBookDragon
The Moviegoer | Walker Percy
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#friyayintro
1. Trade sized paperbacks
2. 9.5 US
3. 🎥 🍿
4. (I really prefer to rewatch movies) Parks and Rec, Drunk History, Cupcake Wars, Penny Dreadful, Carol Burnett
5. @JoeStalksBeck @Avanders

MemoirsForMe Carol Burnett! 🙌🏻 7y
SilversReviews Carol Burnett is good. 7y
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AMVP
The Moviegoer | Walker Percy
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#riotgrams #day11 - #underratedread

Had this book for a while, but was finally spurred to read it after listening to @Liberty talk about lesser-known award winners. Finished it last night right before the opening act at the Gorillaz show

One of the more plot-light books I've read as of late, though really engaging and evocative of childhood trips to the lake. A short read, sure, but I still wouldn't have finished it so fast if it weren't good.

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AMVP
The Moviegoer | Walker Percy
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#riotgrams #day10 - #booksandcandy

My go-to candy these days tend to be sour gummis, but I don't have any handy at the moment, so here.

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MicheleinPhilly
The Moviegoer | Walker Percy
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Bookmail, my absolute FAVORITE annual issue of EW, and the start of a 9 day staycation in just under 30 minutes? Well done, today. WELL.DONE.

PurpleyPumpkin Sounds like the perfect start to your staycation. And 9 days?!? I'm so jealous. Enjoy!😉 7y
LauraBeth I've been a subscriber to EW since 1991 - I can't quit! - and will agree that this is their best issue 😀 Think of all the reading you're going to do in 9 days! 7y
CrowCAH Ooh my copy should be coming; can't wait!!! 7y
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MicheleinPhilly @LauraBeth I think I've been a subscriber since '93 or '94. One of my proudest moments was having a letter to the editor published. When they still published letters to the editor. 7y
MicheleinPhilly @PurpleyPumpkin Well it's actually 5 days off but I'm counting the weekend days too. ☺️ 7y
LauraBeth Well now I need to know what your letter was about 7y
MicheleinPhilly @LauraBeth Britney Spears. 😂 7y
LauraBeth 😂😂 🌂 7y
MicheleinPhilly @LauraBeth LEAVE BRITNEY ALONE! 7y
LauraBeth Oh I love Britney ❤️ 7y
MicheleinPhilly @LauraBeth It was a bullshit tabloid style article that was all "Britney is losing her mind!" I went off on them and accused them of employing a double standard because she's a woman. I think I was 23. ☺️ 7y
Bette @LauraBeth The umbrella 🌂 was a nice touch. 😂😂👍 7y
megt Yes! Hoping my issue comes in the mail tomorrow. 🤞 7y
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RiotMom
The Moviegoer | Walker Percy
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#5movies? I can watch these over and over. Especially The Family Stone during the holidays.

Lizpixie I love The Family Stone too!💍 7y
Bostonmomx2 Ha! valley girl...like totally!! 7y
TheWordJar Loved The Family Stone! 7y
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readordierachel Oh man, I used to watch the hell out of Empire Records. Great picks! 7y
RiotMom @Lizpixie @TheWordJar it makes me ugly cry and laugh simultaneously, every time! 7y
RiotMom @ReadOrDieRachel Thanks! Empire Records came out when I was in high school and I was DYING to work in a record store afterwards 😂 7y
RiotMom @Bostonmomx2 gag me with a spoon! 7y
BekahB Yes! Empire Records and Death Becomes Her are high on my list too. I think I practically wore out my VHS copy of Empire Records. 😂 7y
EvieBee The family stone is one of my top 5. 7y
Purrfectpages Pretty In Pink! Empire! 7y
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Jas16
The Moviegoer | Walker Percy
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I haven't gone recently but come Oscar season I am at the movies almost every weekend. #afavoritehobby #riotgrams

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Books88
The Moviegoer | Walker Percy
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It's me 🙈

vivastory Yep, same 7y
maich Me too. With my friend who don't read books.😀 7y
monkeygirlsmama Yes!! Haha 7y
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Prairiegirl_reading My husband insisted that I not read ahead in the game of thrones series for this exact reason. 7y
Jaimelire Me too! 7y
[DELETED] 206653737 Me too, "that's not what happened in the book" has come out of my mouth more times than I can count! 7y
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KafkaKitten
The Moviegoer | Walker Percy
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Bailedbailed

It's a shame I couldn't get into this one. I've been super busy this week, and I'm taking my not making any time for this book as a sign that it just isn't for me. The writing style is absolutely beautiful and I did make it through about two-thirds, but every time I picked it up I realized I honestly didn't care what happened. It feels like a lot of philosophical ramblings building to nothing. Can we appreciate the name Binx Bolling though?

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KafkaKitten
The Moviegoer | Walker Percy
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Truthfully, it is the fear of exposing my own ignorance which constrains me from mentioning the object of my search... Have 98% of Americans already found what I seek or are they so sunk in everyday mess that not even the possibility of a search has occurred to them? On my honor, I do not know the answer.

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KafkaKitten
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I remember picking this one up and loving it a few years ago, only to have to stop because my life got too chaotic. Now we're back, just in time for the Oscars!

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Victoriahoperose
The Moviegoer | Walker Percy
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Mehso-so

I wanted to love this book as much as everyone else seems to when they review it, but I just couldn't get into it. Whereas the author and craft brilliant sentences and is truly talented, I was overall just bored with the story line and didn't care for the characters. I do admire the writing style, but just didn't love this book overall.

Pruzy Surprising review! I thought the book was one of those "modern classics", but I've never read it. What about it really turned you off it? 8y
Victoriahoperose @Pruzy I honestly really didn't care for the main character and felt like that may have been the first issue I had. And honestly I felt like the story was dull and not very compelling. I would still say to read it because the actual writing is very good, but the storyline was not my cup of tea! 8y
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