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chelseydavidson's review
4.0
Gore Vidal is easily one of the best essayists in the world. Here, he writes about human sexuality in its many forms, but he veers toward homosexuality as he himself expresses homosexual behaviour (but don't dare call him a gay man -- he would have to disagree with that on principle). This collection, i>Sexually Speaking features his many essays, some about sex and some not, in addition to three interviews, two of which were for homocentric magazines, like The Fag Rag and The Gay Sunshine. He writes about authors and literature and politics and leaders, some of his material fascinating, others more academic. He talks about Schlafly and Eleanor Roosevelt and Isherwood with the same candor as he talks about sex acts. His tone is always pitch perfect for whatever he's discussing. Whether or not you agree with his views is irrelevant. His writing is superb, and so, I would absolutely recommend this collection.
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