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51 of 61 people found the following review helpful:
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Very Puzzling, Though New Readers May Enjoy,
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This review is from: The Selected Essays of Gore Vidal (Hardcover)
It all comes down to what you want and what you have read.
For those who are exploring the vast depth of essays penned by Gore Vidal, this volume - edited by Jay Parini - is a nice primer. But 21 of the 24 selections appeared in the 1993 Random House collection, United States: Essays 1952-1992, with a pair of recent political essays - Black Tuesday (2001) and State of the Union, 2004 (2004) - easily found in other settings. Ultimately, this is a very puzzling release and what appears to be a slick means to reissue what Parini feels is the best material from a massive volume - 114 pieces - published 15 years ago.
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Vidal over the years,
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This review is from: Selected Essays of Gore Vidal (Vintage International) (Paperback)
As may be expected somewhat uneven essays by Gore spanning decades . He is always entertaining and frequently quite erudite but he is much too harsh on John Updike and the Kennedys. Here's hoping he lives on for many more years and books.
3 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
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Vintage Vidal,
By James P "jim" (Germany) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Selected Essays of Gore Vidal (Vintage International) (Paperback)
Vidal is an American treasure and a patriot in the best sense of the word.
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