Myra Breckenridge/Myron

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Summary: witty & outrageously funny book
Review: Vidal's Myra Breckinridge is one of the most insightful books I have come across in all of my extensive reading. Through outrageous humor and wit, Gore Vidal communicates powerful messages about sexuality, psychology, and the human condition. The reader follows Myra Breckinridge from her arrogant and obnoxious narcissism to a complete transformation which has such an impact, I don't dare try to describe it. This book is wonderfully one-dimensional on the surface, but a bit of thought reveals it's depth and perceptiveness; so cleverly hidden it seems to jump out and bite in a few incredible sentences! I am recommending this book for anyone who is questioning traditional and orthodox views of the world, or their own sexuality.

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Summary: Read It!
Review: When you finish these, all you will be able to say is, "I am Maria Montez!"

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Summary: MYRA LIVES!
Review: Who could have expected this from the author of Lincoln, Burr, and all those other dry, dry historical speculations? Myra and Myron are quite simply two of the most original and hysterically funny books ever written. These stories are told in such a grand camp style, with such acid wit and precision dead-on humor that it's really impossible not to admire, if not love them. I realize that camp-humor is not accessible to everyone, and that the subject matter (a pathological transexual on a rampage, dildo in hand) may be disturbing for some, but Vidal must get credit for so bravely satirizing the free-love culture of the '60s and '70s, and for creating a character as memorable as Scarlett O'Hara (mixed with a healthy dose of Lady MacBeth and Parker Tyler).

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Summary: MYRA LIVES!
Review: Who could have expected this from the author of Lincoln, Burr, and all those other dry, dry historical speculations? Myra and Myron are quite simply two of the most original and hysterically funny books ever written. These stories are told in such a grand camp style, with such acid wit and precision dead-on humor that it's really impossible not to admire, if not love them. I realize that camp-humor is not accessible to everyone, and that the subject matter (a pathological transexual on a rampage, dildo in hand) may be disturbing for some, but Vidal must get credit for so bravely satirizing the free-love culture of the '60s and '70s, and for creating a character as memorable as Scarlett O'Hara (mixed with a healthy dose of Lady MacBeth and Parker Tyler).

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Summary: Read it...don't see the movie!
Review: You will laugh out loud. What a wonderful read.