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Maximalist Adaptation of gore vidalā€™s novel duluth
Which he said was his favorite book he had written Iā€™m reading it right now and i donā€™t even know where to begin to talk about it but it needs to be brought to life on the silver screen šŸ«Ø
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@taterhole
May 21, 2024
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@lucius
We need more Maximalism in media. Can't wait for Megalopolis.
May 21, 2024
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@steelyfan1998
I will read this book. Your prosteletyzing of vidal has made me very interested in him. Do you have any essays of his that youā€™d recommend as well?
May 21, 2024
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@taterhole
steelyfan1998 youā€™re going to love it!!! Iā€™m glad to hear that I would recommend that you start with this essay he wrote for Vanity Fair about his correspondence with Timothy McVeigh. i love his essay The Last Empire and you could probably jump into any one of his essay collections and find gem after gem. his interviews are also always a delight to read and his television appearances and talks are great too because he was such a gifted and charismatic orator!!
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