false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170541859m/60403.jpg 60403 8 Dr. Tom More has created a stethoscope of the human spirit. With it, he embarks on an unforgettable odyssey to cure mankind's spiritual flu. This novel confronts both the value of life and its susceptibility to chance and ruin. 824072 1971 Love in the Ruins total:562|5:161|4:222|3:140|2:32|1:7| 562 2184 801 58 3 3 false false Thu May 14 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun May 03 07:33:08 -0700 2009 Thu May 14 12:16:21 -0700 2009
"I believe in God and the whole business but I love women best, mus...more...]]> 4 4 false false Thu Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Mon Nov 12 08:39:06 -0800 2007 Thu Nov 29 12:41:56 -0800 2007 more...]]> 5 3 false false Wed Aug 27 06:54:27 -0700 2008 Wed Aug 27 07:01:03 -0700 2008 more...]]> 1 2 false false Fri Mar 21 08:14:13 -0700 2008 Tue Apr 29 12:28:41 -0700 2008
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...]]> 2 1 false false Sat May 31 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sun Jun 01 14:36:00 -0700 2008 Sun Jun 01 14:43:46 -0700 2008 The existential inquiries into man in the face of a culture whose pace or direction cares little for its constituents is, as in The Moviegoer, a wonderful one.
Unfortunate for the fool who picks ...more...]]> 4 1 false false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sat Dec 27 12:12:23 -0800 2008 Sat Jan 03 12:15:55 -0800 2009 Postmodernism Rightly Understood, which cleared up the philosophy behind the book. My general impression is that in this book Percy is settling into a didactic mode, which I don't mind since I find the theory i...more...]]> 2 1 false false Thu Jan 29 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sat Jan 03 12:47:22 -0800 2009 Thu Jan 29 07:32:05 -0800 2009 Some will find h...more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Aug 03 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Aug 04 18:45:34 -0700 2009 Tue Aug 04 18:52:26 -0700 2009
My personal problem with Percy is that I then read most ...more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Oct 13 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Oct 11 17:02:21 -0700 2009 Mon Oct 19 11:28:29 -0700 2009 Finished this last week: fun...more...]]> 4 1 false false Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1994 Thu Mar 06 20:43:48 -0800 2008 Thu Mar 06 20:44:58 -0800 2008 0 1 false false Mon Jul 20 12:27:49 -0700 2009 Mon Sep 07 04:53:24 -0700 2009 more...]]> 2 0 false false Thu May 21 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Mar 30 21:12:06 -0700 2009 Thu May 21 20:02:00 -0700 2009 I am pretty sad that I didn't like this book. I don't even really want to give it two stars. So basically -- I'm not sure what it was about. I sort of liked the Catholic flavored American-society bashing in the beginning but it never really ended. I sort of liked the sensual attitud...more...]]> 3 0 false false Sat Mar 08 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Tue Mar 11 17:10:39 -0700 2008 Tue Mar 11 17:19:35 -0700 2008 more...]]> 3 0 false false Thu Sep 03 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 24 06:52:02 -0700 2009 Mon Sep 14 09:49:33 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Fri Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Mar 16 17:30:41 -0700 2009 Mon Mar 16 17:33:15 -0700 2009 Recommended. ]]> 3 0 false false Fri Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1999 Mon Sep 14 19:24:48 -0700 2009 Mon Sep 14 19:25:17 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Thu May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sun Jan 18 16:07:17 -0800 2009 Sun Jan 18 16:07:17 -0800 2009 4 0 false false Sat Sep 26 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Sep 26 10:42:02 -0700 2009 Thu Oct 15 07:28:32 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 1 false false Mon Aug 03 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue May 13 06:45:12 -0700 2008 Mon Aug 03 06:07:13 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Tue Apr 14 13:53:51 -0700 2009 Tue Apr 14 13:54:42 -0700 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=60403