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Lancelot
Lancelot
Author: Walker Percy
"A modern knight-errant on a quest after evil . . . Convincing and chilling." The New York Times Book Review — Lancelot Andrewes Lamar, a disenchanted liberal lawyer, finds himself confined in a "nuthouse" with memories that don't seem worth remembering until a visit from an old friend and classmate gives him the opportunity to recount his journe...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780804103800
ISBN-10: 0804103801
Publication Date: 5/29/1989
Edition: Reissue
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3.8 stars, based on 3 ratings
Publisher: Ivy Books
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover, Audio Cassette
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This book was part of an English class I took. I consider this book to really be two parts, running simultaneously. There is the surface story that is taking place and there are the deeper points and observations Percy makes throughout. While I didn't really enjoy the surface story, I loved the insights. To me, the insights were slightly sarcastic but not in an offensive way. Rather, my reactions were usually, "Huh. I never thought about that, but you know, it's true. How interesting." (I find even my own reactions funny since he specifically makes a point about how people find things "interesting.")


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