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Longer Review: If somebody recommends this book (or any other of his books) to you, rest assured that that he will one day soon try to convince you that the Eagles really are rock n' roll. Afterwards, he will probably inflict some of his ...more...]]> 44952691 226812 161115 0312243324 9780312243326 27 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1223643297m/161115.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1223643297s/161115.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/161115.The_Thanatos_Syndrome_A_Novel 3.55 388 ]]> 1987 4 0 false Sat Feb 02 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sat Jan 31 09:33:58 -0800 2009 Mon Feb 02 20:00:46 -0800 2009 The Moviegoer a couple of years ago, and I enjoyed this novel far more. It was something of a psychological mystery and so the plot really pulled me along; Percy's characters were deftly drawn and humorous in a way that I have found only in Southern novels.]]> 45937716 113673 1768473 0374273545 9780374273545 7 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1187993480m/1768473.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1187993480s/1768473.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1768473.The_Thanatos_Syndrome 3.80 20
With the ingenious help of his attractive cousin, Dr. Lucy Lipscomb, Dr. More begins to uncover a criminal experiment to "improve" people's behavior by drugging the area's water supply. But beyond this grand scheme are activities so sinister that even Tom More wouldn't believe them if he hadn't witnessed them with his own eyes...]]> 1987 3 0 false Mon Feb 16 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue Feb 10 10:02:11 -0800 2009 Mon Feb 16 18:13:42 -0800 2009 more...]]> 73403318 1660357 161115 0312243324 9780312243326 27 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1223643297m/161115.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1223643297s/161115.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/161115.The_Thanatos_Syndrome_A_Novel 3.55 388 ]]> 1987 4 0 false Tue Oct 06 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Oct 04 09:17:10 -0700 2009 Mon Oct 26 09:22:19 -0700 2009
Addendum: Finished this book in 3 days. The premise is riveting, and much of the story is as well. But as with so many good books, the author's energy seems to have petered o...more...]]> 69707173 986000 161115 0312243324 9780312243326 27 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1223643297m/161115.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1223643297s/161115.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/161115.The_Thanatos_Syndrome_A_Novel 3.55 388 ]]> 1987 2 0 false Tue Sep 01 12:42:09 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 02 23:28:24 -0700 2009 48101227 2091253 161115 0312243324 9780312243326 27 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1223643297m/161115.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1223643297s/161115.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/161115.The_Thanatos_Syndrome_A_Novel 3.55 388 ]]> 1987 3 0 false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Tue Mar 03 07:43:39 -0800 2009 Tue Mar 03 07:44:34 -0800 2009 77525960 808597 161115 0312243324 9780312243326 27 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1223643297m/161115.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1223643297s/161115.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/161115.The_Thanatos_Syndrome_A_Novel 3.55 388 ]]> 1987 4 0 false Thu Nov 12 02:58:43 -0800 2009 Thu Nov 12 02:59:13 -0800 2009 44418086 1957374 161115 0312243324 9780312243326 27 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1223643297m/161115.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1223643297s/161115.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/161115.The_Thanatos_Syndrome_A_Novel 3.55 388 ]]> 1987 4 0 false Mon Jan 26 12:06:54 -0800 2009 Mon Jan 26 12:07:11 -0800 2009 3181146 198291 161115 0312243324 9780312243326 27 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1223643297m/161115.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1223643297s/161115.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/161115.The_Thanatos_Syndrome_A_Novel 3.55 388 ]]> 1987 2 0 false Mon Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2003 Tue Jul 17 13:33:10 -0700 2007 Wed Sep 19 08:13:51 -0700 2007 Percy's last novel is his weakest in my opinion. Funny because it was the first of his books that I read, and I loved it the first time. It got me hooked on him as an author. But it hasn't aged well. There's little of the agonizing searching here that makes The Moviegoer a gem. There's the deep, da...more...]]> 65541353 52807 2196679 0804102201 9780804102209 2 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1227291561m/2196679.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1227291561s/2196679.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2196679.The_Thanatos_Syndrome 3.55 388 1987 3 0 false Wed Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 30 09:43:46 -0700 2009 Wed Aug 12 08:32:39 -0700 2009 1 10165793 646448 1768473 0374273545 9780374273545 7 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1187993480m/1768473.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1187993480s/1768473.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1768473.The_Thanatos_Syndrome 3.55 388
With the ingenious help of his attractive cousin, Dr. Lucy Lipscomb, Dr. More begins to uncover a criminal experiment to "improve" people's behavior by drugging the area's water supply. But beyond this grand scheme are activities so sinister that even Tom More wouldn't believe them if he hadn't witnessed them with his own eyes...]]> 1987 3 0 false Sat Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Sat Dec 08 23:39:34 -0800 2007 Sat Dec 08 23:46:45 -0800 2007 more...]]> 16051734 891206 161115 0312243324 9780312243326 27 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1223643297m/161115.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1223643297s/161115.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/161115.The_Thanatos_Syndrome_A_Novel 3.55 388 ]]> 1987 2 0 false Thu Feb 21 20:48:36 -0800 2008 Thu Feb 21 20:48:36 -0800 2008 more...]]> 78530443 2379011 1768473 0374273545 9780374273545 7 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1187993480m/1768473.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1187993480s/1768473.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1768473.The_Thanatos_Syndrome 3.55 388
With the ingenious help of his attractive cousin, Dr. Lucy Lipscomb, Dr. More begins to uncover a criminal experiment to "improve" people's behavior by drugging the area's water supply. But beyond this grand scheme are activities so sinister that even Tom More wouldn't believe them if he hadn't witnessed them with his own eyes...]]> 1987 0 0 false Sat Nov 21 08:39:37 -0800 2009 Sat Nov 21 08:39:37 -0800 2009 21464927 103683 161115 0312243324 9780312243326 27 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1223643297m/161115.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1223643297s/161115.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/161115.The_Thanatos_Syndrome_A_Novel 3.55 388 ]]> 1987 3 0 false Sun May 11 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Fri May 02 10:37:47 -0700 2008 Mon May 12 20:27:08 -0700 2008 more...]]> 8 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=161115