- Paperback: 224 pages
- Publisher: Ballantine Books; Reprint edition (Oct 2 2001)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0345439740
- ISBN-13: 978-0345439741
- Product Dimensions: 14 x 1.3 x 21.6 cm
- Shipping Weight: 204 g
- Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #436,139 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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“[A] fine first novel of youth . . . Goldman has chosen a difficult theme and pulled it off with flying colors.”
–Chicago Tribune
–Chicago Tribune
Product Description
Acclaimed for such Academy Award—winning screenplays as Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid and such thrillers as Marathon Man, not to mention the bestselling classic The Princess Bride, William Goldman stands as one of the most beloved writers in America. But long before these triumphs, he caused a sensation with his brilliant first novel, a powerful story of reckless youth that was hailed as a worthy rival to The Catcher in the Rye.
THE TEMPLE OF GOLD
Ray Trevitt is coming of age in the American midwest of the late 1950s. Handsome, restless, eager to live life and to find his place in the world, Ray hurtles headlong through a young man’s rite of passage–searching for answers and somewhere to belong. What he discovers is that within friendships and love affairs, army tours and married life, victory and tragedy, lie the experiences that will shape his destiny, scar his soul, and ultimately teach him profound lessons he never expected.
THE TEMPLE OF GOLD
Ray Trevitt is coming of age in the American midwest of the late 1950s. Handsome, restless, eager to live life and to find his place in the world, Ray hurtles headlong through a young man’s rite of passage–searching for answers and somewhere to belong. What he discovers is that within friendships and love affairs, army tours and married life, victory and tragedy, lie the experiences that will shape his destiny, scar his soul, and ultimately teach him profound lessons he never expected.
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4.0 out of 5 stars
Set in the 1950's but story and theme's still resonate,
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This review is from: The Temple of Gold (Paperback)
Engaging writing style that is both funny and poignant and even though it is Goldman's first novel it packs an emotional punch about a good looking, smart but aimless boy who must cope with a life altering event. Characters are well drawn and side stories are absorbing. The plot leaves you up in the air about how you feel about the character for most of the book but Goldman wraps the story up well without resorting to cliches. At just over 200 pages the story is nicely fleshed out without running on too long.
5.0 out of 5 stars
a great, great story,
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This review is from: The Temple of Gold (Paperback)
This book was required reading at my friend's all boys high school many years ago. He recommended it to me and it became one of four or five books from my teenage years that have stayed with me. Many people have compared it to Catcher in the Rye. I can see the resemblance, but this book is so much better. It may not be, technically, better than Catcher but it has great heart and if you ask me, it's just a much better story. I have heard William Goldman say terrible things about this book; maybe because it was his first book he sees all kinds of errors or things he would write differently now, but boy, I just love love love it.I reread it this week for the first time in 10 years or so, and it was just as funny and fresh as it was the first time. I have teenage boys who are not readers and am going to start reading this to them at the dinner table. I think they might pick it up on their own after a few pages.
3.0 out of 5 stars
Goldman's first novel, not his best,
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This review is from: The Temple of Gold (Paperback)
This book is brazenly a Catcher in the Rye Knock-off, with a few endearing quirks of its own. Even so, 30 pages into it I stopped reading and went and got Catcher in the Rye off the shelf and spent the rest of my Saturday afternoon reading all of it. Not to say this is a bad book, just a tad superfluous. I mean, I'm sure someone could redo Huckleberry Finn and it would be OK, but what's the point? If you want a first person narrative of the angst of a young man, read Catcher. Of course, this book is not a complete..., and it has its moments, but the whole is not as good as the sum of its parts, as is often the case for a first time novelist (Goldman was 26 at the time). There is plenty of room for original variations on the Catcher theme, which was revolutionary at the time, but this book does not fill the bill. I read it, I may read it again sometime, but it is not particularly fantastic, in my opinion. I know others are enamored with it, and I see some strong points, but don't expect too much. Other stuff by Goldman is better, most notably The Princess Bride.
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