Two Sisters
by Gore Vidal
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Author: Gore VidalEdition: Mass Market Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 1987-06-12
ISBN: 0345331176
Publisher: Ballantine Books
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Book Review: author messes with reader's mind
Summary: 3 Stars
Having already read most of Vidal's novels, plus Palimpsest, I was a little baffled by the time I'd reached the end of Two Sisters. The basic plot is that the narrator (V) is reading through a film script and notes written by a friend from the past (Eric); V realises that he didn't know Eric as well as he thought. Along the way, the usual Vidal subjects appear: death, sex, history, the decline of the novel... What is baffling is that at times V seems quite clearly to be Vidal himself; at others, we are assured that this is a work of fiction. I found myself distracted by speculations as to what was "real" and what not. Presumably Vidal's point, but ultimately it did hamper my enjoyment of a thoughtful, intriguing book. (Incidentally, readers drawn solely by promises on the book's cover of "scandal" and "taboo" will probably be very disappointed).
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