Skip to main content
PBS logo
 
 

Search - The City and the Pillar

The City and the Pillar
The City and the Pillar
Author: Gore Vidal
A literary cause célèbre when first published more than fifty years ago, Gore Vidal’s now-classic The City and the Pillar stands as a landmark novel of the gay experience. — Jim, a handsome, all-American athlete, has always been shy around girls. But when he and his best friend, Bob, partake in “awful kid stuff,” the experience forms Jim’s ideal ...  more »
ISBN: 385608
Publication Date: 1948
Pages: 314
Rating:
  • Currently 3/5 Stars.
 1
3 stars, based on 1 rating
Publisher: Grosset and Dunlop
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback
Members Wishing: 0
Reviews: Member | Write a Review
Read All 1 Book Reviews of "The City and the Pillar"

Please Log in to Rate these Book Reviews

 WhidbeyIslander avatar reviewed The City and the Pillar on + 690 more book reviews
Once in a while I succumb to the urge to read a "hot" gay book, but am often disappointed in newer books that feature a lot of over-the-top sex but little character development or narrative. Then I pick up a book like this and get carried away by the story (this one has practically no sex in it). Vidal's tale of a man struggling with being attracted to other men, yet not fitting the 1940's stereotype of the limp-wristed queen, is compelling. It follows this character through a 7 or 8 year period and other characters drift in and out of the story as he matures and accepts his own nature. Recommended unless you're strictly looking for hot over-the-top sex.

Book Wiki

Real Places
Important Events

Genres:


Back to the Top ↑
By using this Web site, you confirm that you have read, understood, and agreed to be bound by the Terms of Use. As an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases.
US Patent Number 7,877,315 | Copyright © 2004 - 2024 PaperBackSwap.com. All Rights Reserved.