The Moviegoer

The Moviegoer is a very funny novel. Binx defintely keeps the reader on his or her toes. He goes in and out of love very quickly with Sharon and asks Kate to marry him on a whim. At one point in time he mentions his bowel movement. When that part was read it was not expected! One conversation that Binx has with his Aunt Emily reminded me of a conversation with a twelve year old child. His responses are short and mostly consist of one word.



While Binx is funny he isn't the most mature twenty-nine year old I met. He goes off to Chicago for a business trip and Kate goes with him without telling anyone that she is going. When Aunt Emily asks him about why Binx did not say anything his response is that he didn't remember to.



Had I not been in my current English class I would not have read this book, but I am glad I did. I did not always understand the philosophical undertones but I did enjoy it. I enjoyed reading about Binx and how he took on different character types from the movies. Most of all I liked how Binx grew up at the end to take care of Kate and his siblings. I believe he grew up to be a real man.