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3.0 out of 5 stars
Uneven,
By algo41 "algo41" (philadelphia, pa United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Clouds and Eclipses: The Collected Short Stories (Paperback)
I enjoyed the short preface very much, but the stories were of uneven quality. "Erlinda and Mr. Coffin" is exotic, fun, and while some social observations are made, it is a story written for the pleasure of spinning a tale. "Pages from an Abandoned Journal" is interesting and offers some insight into the lifestyle of a segment of the gay population. "Clounds and Eclipses", the hitherto unpublished story based on a childhood recollection of Tennessee Williams, is without merit, and the first story of the collection should be skipped.
3.0 out of 5 stars
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This review is from: Clouds and Eclipses: The Collected Short Stories (Paperback)
Some of these stories are good; The Robin, Pages from an Abandoned Journal. Some have potential; Three Stratagems and some are dead on arrival or feel like a sketch for a story that was never completed. Overall worth reading if you've never read Vidal, at least to pique your interest to read his novels or non-fiction but not something that is important for a collection or necessary to own.
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Clouds and Eclipses: The Collected Short Stories by Gore Vidal (Paperback - August 10, 2006)
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