Love in the Ruins: The Adventures of a Bad Catholic at a Time Near the End of the World by Walker Percy

Love in the Ruins: The Adventures of a Bad Catholic at a Time Near the End of the World

Walker Percy with Grover Gardner (Narrator)

11 hours, 29 minutes first pub 1971 (editions)

fiction classics reflective slow-paced
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The auto age is defunct. Buicks, Chryslers, and Pontiacs disfigure the landscape. Vines sprout in Manhattan. Wolves are seen in downtown Cleveland. And psychiatrist, mental hospital outpatient, and inventor Dr. Tom More has created a miraculous in...

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Community Reviews Summary of 201 reviews

Moods

challenging 50%
funny 50%
reflective 33%
tense 33%
dark 16%
emotional 16%
lighthearted 16%
sad 16%

Pace

medium 66%
slow 16%
fast 16%

Plot- or character-driven?

A mix: 40% | Plot: 40% | Character: 20%

Strong character development?

No: 60% | Yes: 40%

Loveable characters?

No: 60% | It's complicated: 20% | Yes: 20%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 60% | It's complicated: 40%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 100%

Average rating

3.72

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