As per @samtanenhaus: BEST OF ENEMIES is a fine film & should be watched. But should be supplemented with meatier Buckley debates
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Replying to @HeerJeet
@HeerJeet@samtanenhaus My 1995 compare/contrast on 2 collections by old combatants, p 59. Vidal wins, handily: http://www.libertyunbound.com/sites/files/printarchive/Liberty_Magazine_March_1995.pdf …1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @brianmdoherty
@brianmdoherty@samtanenhaus Late period WFB not good. A carefully edited "best of" Buckley volume would give Vidal a run for his money3 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @HeerJeet
@HeerJeet@samtanenhaus re: that old piece I did later read many Vidal novels and some WFB; Vidal clearly wins there as well.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
Replying to @brianmdoherty
@brianmdoherty @samtanenhaus As @JamesWolcott says, WFB's strength was speed with which he could write, weakness unwillingness to revise.
10:41 AM - 31 Jul 2015
from Toronto, Ontario
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