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Summary: A true American original with an intellectual hammer
Review: "Sexually Speaking" in these times is risky business, as Clinton, Starr, Lewinsky, and Tripp et al have more than shown us. Whereas with politicians sex becomes cloistered in the beltway and below the belt, in the hands of the esteemed Mr. Vidal's "Sexually Speaking", sex *is* politics and political.And since when has it not been? Ribald? No. Illuminating? Yes. Funny? Hell yes! Pounding down the nails of repression and hypocrisy, Vidal arms us all with intellectual firepower and in the process unlocks one more shackle, much to the dismay of those who would not have it that way... you all know who you are. A brave work.
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Summary: Bisexuality, Global Overpopulation, Childless by Choice...
Review: ... Environmental Consciousness, Political Awareness and generally not succumbing to the mindless morass of pedestrian thought and values -- which are neither thought-through nor truly valuable. Gore Vidal's compiled essays on sexuality -- both in terms of the act as well as gender and sexual orientation -- is an invaluable comfort to anyone whose rejection of "The American Dream" has been met with resistance and criticism. Read Vidal, and then remember that being who you are is more important than succumbing to who other people try to convince you to be.
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Summary: Bisexuality, Global Overpopulation, Childless by Choice...
Review: ... Environmental Consciousness, Political Awareness and generally not succumbing to the mindless morass of pedestrian thought and values -- which are neither thought-through nor truly valuable. Gore Vidal's compiled essays on sexuality -- both in terms of the act as well as gender and sexual orientation -- is an invaluable comfort to anyone whose rejection of "The American Dream" has been met with resistance and criticism. Read Vidal, and then remember that being who you are is more important than succumbing to who other people try to convince you to be.
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Summary: Another AK Best Seller
Review: 14 essays and three rare, vintage interviews published over the past four decades tackle hot button issues such as gay American founding fathers, sex and the Catholic church, gay-bashing in the US Congress, and bedding Jack Kerouac.
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Summary: Intelligent and well worth reading
Review: An excellent collection of Vidal pieces on sexuality which made for an interesting afternoon's read. Some reservations, however: why is a dry memoir of Eleanor Roosevelt included here when there is nothing within the essay that touches upon her sexuality? It is little more than a fond remembrance of a single meeting with the great lady (and Vidal has milked many a single and brief meeting with the famous for more than they were worth more times than can be remembered). Perhaps she was gay, but nowhere does Vidal suggest this or discuss it, so its inclusion seems pointless. Another reservation is that it is time that Vidal stop insisting that everyone is bisexual and that exclusive homosexuality does not exist when he himself has been exclusively homosexual for several generations. Rather than admit that he was wrong about this proclamation which he made back in the sixties, Vidal plows ahead, sounding more and more absurd each time he says it. Vidal's viewpoint on sexuality is pragmatic and free of guilt and superstition. He is very much in line with the rationalist/utilitarian school of Western philosophy.
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Summary: Reading as a revolutionary act
Review: Equally, Donald Weise must be praised for putting together one of the smartest collections from one of America's venerated thinkers and writers, Gore Vidal. A brave, funny, sometimes eye-opening peeks into the mind of Gore Vidal and his ever controversial takes on queerness. Bravo Sexually Speaking!
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Summary: Reading as a revolutionary act
Review: Equally, Donald Weise must be praised for putting together one of the smartest collections from one of America's venerated thinkers and writers, Gore Vidal. A brave, funny, sometimes eye-opening peeks into the mind of Gore Vidal and his ever controversial takes on queerness. Bravo Sexually Speaking!
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Summary: Funny and thoughtful
Review: Gore Vidal is one of my favourite USA writers, because we share some ideas, which is logical and it explains why he lives in Europe, USA is very rightish this years...But it is a country where critics to the system could be thought and published (think of Chomsky, for instance), and that's good, although I'm not sure if Gore Vidal has got many readers in his own country. Anyway, he talks about sexuallity in USA, specially homosexuality, with a high sense of humour -very entertaining, indeed. And listen, the idea that there're not "gays" and "straights" is not his, you can also read it in Marvin Harris books: our Western society is the only one that qualifies somebody because of his/her sexual tendencies.
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Summary: Gotta Balance these Stars.....NOTHING deserves 5 ...-kisses
Review: Great for people who haven't read the essays before. Vidal rules the psycho-sociological TAKE on historical relevance in today's "situations".....or "acts," if you prefer. He knows where to provide the JUICE in each issue and has a backlog of great lit & history that helps swirl the goodies with great authority. Who knows what he's up to. ARe the days of cruisin for boys over, or does he resort to the South American tradition of "little boys'" parties. I seriously doubt it, but it would be funny. The book CRADLE OF EROTICA by Kinsey & Masters (Kinsey's ghost name is Allan Edwardes) is a great side book to have along the ride. Unfortunately he "peppers"(a word he humiliates in the essays) the good stuff with opinions on population control. Hell, the supply of young nubile boys enjoyed by the literary elite would certainly go down if his ideas were to be applied!!! Anyways, Vidal could write more of this good stuff, but his grumblin' needs to get the TRUTH out prevents it. That's fine, but that just requires his reading public to savor every word, if ya ask a true fan.
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Summary: Gotta Balance these Stars.....NOTHING deserves 5 ...-kisses
Review: Great for people who haven't read the essays before. Vidal rules the psycho-sociological TAKE on historical relevance in today's "situations".....or "acts," if you prefer. He knows where to provide the JUICE in each issue and has a backlog of great lit & history that helps swirl the goodies with great authority. Who knows what he's up to. ARe the days of cruisin for boys over, or does he resort to the South American tradition of "little boys'" parties. I seriously doubt it, but it would be funny. The book CRADLE OF EROTICA by Kinsey & Masters (Kinsey's ghost name is Allan Edwardes) is a great side book to have along the ride. Unfortunately he "peppers"(a word he humiliates in the essays) the good stuff with opinions on population control. Hell, the supply of young nubile boys enjoyed by the literary elite would certainly go down if his ideas were to be applied!!! Anyways, Vidal could write more of this good stuff, but his grumblin' needs to get the TRUTH out prevents it. That's fine, but that just requires his reading public to savor every word, if ya ask a true fan.
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