The Moviegoer by Walker Percy

The Moviegoer

Walker Percy

242 pages • first pub 1961 (editions)

fiction classics reflective slow-paced
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The dazzling novel that established Walker Percy as one of the major voices in Southern literature is now available for the first time in Vintage paperback. The Moviegoer is Binx Bolling, a young New Orleans stockbroker who surveys the world with ...

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Moods

reflective 78%
challenging 26%
emotional 22%
funny 22%
sad 21%
dark 19%
hopeful 8%
mysterious 8%
relaxing 8%
tense 5%
adventurous 3%
inspiring 3%
lighthearted 3%

Pace

slow 61%
medium 35%
fast 3%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 94% | A mix: 6%

Strong character development?

It's complicated: 36% | Yes: 34% | No: 29%

Loveable characters?

No: 47% | Yes: 27% | It's complicated: 22% | N/A: 2%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 82% | Yes: 10% | It's complicated: 6%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 93% | It's complicated: 4% | No: 2%

Average rating

3.43

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