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A life in feuds: how Gore Vidal gripped a nation

• yeureka 11y ago
  I read Creation by Gore Vidal and I was blown away by his imagination and knowledge of the classical world. His other books are on my list.
  • paublyrne 11y ago
    For me it was Messiah. Written in the 50s, and presciently anticipates scientology, and other pseudo religions. He had tone, style, wit, vision, and cockiness.
    • yeureka 11y ago
      Added to my list, thank you!
• michaelwww 11y ago
  If you are interested in a documentary about Gore Vidal I recommend "Gore Vidal: The United States of Amnesia" on Netflix. I thoroughly enjoyed it.
• griffinmahon 11y ago
  I love his writing in his essay "The Meaning of Timothy McVeigh" [1], regardless of its political/journalistic merits [1] http://www.vanityfair.com/news/2001/09/mcveigh200109 http://www.vanityfair.com/news/2001/09/mcveigh200109
• mturmon 11y ago
  His large book of essays, collected as United States, is an easy-to-read summary of his thinking. It is delightful. He ran with a very influential crowd, he is highly original, well-read, and independent, and he made every effort to put himself in the middle of events.
• tzakrajs 11y ago
  I miss Hitch and Vidal.