Who here has read "The Moviegoer" by Walker Percy?

>>7678793
I have. I enjoyed the prose style. It's a story about existential despair punctuated with moments of absurdist humor. Walker Percy was a well known Catholic writer, but the Catholic themes aren't very overt here. Great book, actually.

>>7678925
I've marathoned 36 pages so far and all that's happened is guy jumps from point to point while describing his walk to his aunt's house. He's now watching a parade and his cousin or whatever is asking him to be part of his krewe. It's pretty much a yawnfest so far. I might just sparknotes the rest so I can mark it as "Read" on goodreads.

It's a really boring book. Probably the most hamfisted way of trying to present Kierkegaard.

melodramatic, excessive, insincere, tone deaf