false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1223647574m/77956.jpg 77956 7 Lancelot Lamar is a disenchanted lawyer who finds himself confined in a mental asylum with memories that don't seem worth remembering. It all began the day he accidentally discovered he was not the father of his youngest daughter, a discovery which sent Lancelot on modern quest to reverse the degeneration of America. Percy's novel reveals a shining knight for the modern age--a knight not of romance, but of revenge. 875478 1977 Lancelot: A Novel total:459|5:94|4:178|3:140|2:40|1:7| 459 1689 641 29 77956 0312243073 9780312243074 443 28 3.68 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1223647574m/77956.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/77956.Lancelot_A_Novel 1 3 false Fri Mar 21 08:14:41 -0700 2008 Tue Apr 29 12:27:08 -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...]]> 77956 0312243073 9780312243074 443 28 3.68 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1223647574m/77956.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/77956.Lancelot_A_Novel 3 1 false Mon Jul 07 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sat Jun 21 19:31:55 -0700 2008 Mon Jul 07 21:37:11 -0700 2008
I like the format... narrator speaks to reader as tho they are part of the story (one sided conversation).

I did not like all the lost trains of thought. The narrator would lead you towa...more...]]> 890230 0380018616 9780380018611 5 1 3.68 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1216836040m/890230.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/890230.Lancelot 4 0 false Fri Aug 07 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Aug 07 21:53:28 -0700 2009 Fri Aug 07 21:58:53 -0700 2009 Amadeus. There's no one here analogous to Mozart, but nevertheless a crime has been committed, and (like Salieri in the film) the man who felt driven to do it is now sorting out the meaning of it all while addressing a silent priest-like figure.
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He live...more...]]> 77956 0312243073 9780312243074 443 28 3.68 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1223647574m/77956.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/77956.Lancelot_A_Novel 2 0 false Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1975 Sat Oct 10 06:20:38 -0700 2009 Sun Oct 11 08:44:49 -0700 2009 more...]]> 77956 0312243073 9780312243074 443 28 3.68 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1223647574m/77956.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/77956.Lancelot_A_Novel 1 0 false Tue Jan 20 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sun Jan 04 21:19:59 -0800 2009 Tue Jan 20 16:04:06 -0800 2009 more...]]> 77956 0312243073 9780312243074 443 28 3.68 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1223647574m/77956.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/77956.Lancelot_A_Novel 5 0 false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1998 Tue Jan 27 22:37:43 -0800 2009 Sat Jan 31 14:00:48 -0800 2009 more...]]> 77956 0312243073 9780312243074 443 28 3.68 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1223647574m/77956.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/77956.Lancelot_A_Novel 3 0 false Fri Sep 26 09:53:01 -0700 2008 Mon Sep 01 14:53:41 -0700 2008 Fri Sep 26 09:53:01 -0700 2008 more...]]> 77956 0312243073 9780312243074 443 28 3.68 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1223647574m/77956.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/77956.Lancelot_A_Novel 5 0 false Mon Feb 02 06:34:47 -0800 2009 Mon Feb 02 06:35:13 -0800 2009 I hd forgotten how wonderful it is.]]> 77956 0312243073 9780312243074 443 28 3.68 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1223647574m/77956.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/77956.Lancelot_A_Novel 0 0 false Sat Jan 03 16:52:32 -0800 2009 Sat Jan 03 16:52:37 -0800 2009 77956 0312243073 9780312243074 443 28 3.68 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1223647574m/77956.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/77956.Lancelot_A_Novel 2 0 false Sun Nov 02 15:31:22 -0800 2008 Sun Nov 02 15:31:22 -0800 2008
I'm tempted to call Percy over rated but I'm not even sure if he's "rated" enough to be considered rate-worthy, yay or nay.

All in all, a big "meh". I'd be willi...more...]]> 77956 0312243073 9780312243074 443 28 3.68 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1223647574m/77956.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/77956.Lancelot_A_Novel 2 0 false Sun Apr 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Mon Jun 25 15:35:51 -0700 2007 Mon Jul 02 17:25:41 -0700 2007 more...]]> 77956 0312243073 9780312243074 443 28 3.68 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1223647574m/77956.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/77956.Lancelot_A_Novel 2 0 false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Sat Dec 15 08:42:24 -0800 2007 Sat Dec 15 08:49:50 -0800 2007 more...]]> 77956 0312243073 9780312243074 443 28 3.68 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1223647574m/77956.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/77956.Lancelot_A_Novel 3 0 false Tue Apr 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Apr 30 20:46:09 -0700 2008 Wed Apr 30 20:48:47 -0700 2008 more...]]> 77956 0312243073 9780312243074 443 28 3.68 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1223647574m/77956.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/77956.Lancelot_A_Novel 4 0 false Sat Oct 04 16:11:55 -0700 2008 Sat Oct 04 16:13:51 -0700 2008 So, it's fantastic in the usual painful, song of songs sort of way that Walker Percy liked to write. But I'm trying to find someone to ex...more...]]> 77956 0312243073 9780312243074 443 28 3.68 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1223647574m/77956.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/77956.Lancelot_A_Novel 4 0 false Sat May 19 10:29:44 -0700 2007 Sat May 19 10:31:04 -0700 2007 77956 0312243073 9780312243074 443 28 3.68 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1223647574m/77956.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/77956.Lancelot_A_Novel 4 0 false Sat Dec 22 11:32:40 -0800 2007 Sat Dec 22 11:34:42 -0800 2007 his THE MOVIEGOER is no 60 on our list of 100. LANCELOT is a deep thinker with much sex and southern charm. i really enjoyed it and will also read THE MOVIEGOER.]]> 77956 0312243073 9780312243074 443 28 3.68 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1223647574m/77956.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/77956.Lancelot_A_Novel 2 0 false Sun Jun 22 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sun Jun 15 17:24:00 -0700 2008 Sun Jun 22 12:47:35 -0700 2008 77956 0312243073 9780312243074 443 28 3.68 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1223647574m/77956.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/77956.Lancelot_A_Novel 3 0 false Tue Jul 15 15:59:53 -0700 2008 Tue Jul 15 16:03:56 -0700 2008 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=77956