Gore Vidal (1925-2012)

"Vidal seemed to make no effort to curb his abundant ego."

ETA: Roz Kaveney's review of his magnum opus, United States, reflects a mostly positive ambivalence similar to mine.

Reading

Paul Kincaid's top 50 novels.

The Weight

Olympic weightlifter wants to lift weights, rather than look pretty. Numerous men find her attitude incomprehensible.

Two sides to every story

Good Guy Lucifer

Thanx to andrewducker