Myron

Vidal's secret to his comedic-smut masterpiece "Myra Breckenridge" goes even farther into the left field than that book. Myron, the recently reconstructed male version of Myra, is now a "silent majority" douche who supports Nixon and the Vietnam War. However, the resurgence of his Myra personality l......more

First, the good and funny news: Gore Vidal, in this sequel to MYRA BRECKENRIDGE, decided to replace all sexual obscenities with the names of the Supreme Court Justices who in the mid-Seventies voted to make most pornography illegal in the United States, e.g. "I ate out her Whizzer White". Hilarious.......more

Weird, old-fashioned, but fast and well written. Confusing at times. But I like it better than Myra Breckenridge, so that's good. Not sure if many will like it, but I'm glad I read it.......more

See my drag queen book review on Gore Vidal at: [URL not allowed] As a follow up to Myra Breckinridge, this is even a whackier story, which is saying a lot!......more

Probably as good as I have any right to expect, for an unplanned sequel to a popular novel that was good, but not among the author's best. Still, it's a pretty stunning reflection of Vidal is his gadfly mode. I liked the Supreme Court swear-substitutes, but they would have been funnier if actually r......more