<![CDATA[The Temple of Gold]]>

false <![CDATA[The Temple of Gold]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167323613m/21790.jpg 21790 2 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. 1098318 1976 The Temple of Gold total:132|5:43|4:48|3:30|2:9|1:2| 132 517 170 18 4 0 false true Mon Aug 28 00:00:00 -0700 2006 Fri Jan 23 23:43:43 -0800 2009 Fri Jan 23 23:44:28 -0800 2009 an...more...]]> 1 0 false false Wed Jun 10 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 02 16:50:58 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 02 16:51:46 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 1 false false Wed Sep 12 06:15:43 -0700 2007 Wed Sep 12 06:15:59 -0700 2007 2 0 false false Sat Apr 25 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Apr 27 21:44:52 -0700 2009 Mon Apr 27 21:47:23 -0700 2009 Catcher in the Rye; but I only made it about 60 pages into it before I put it down. I don't mean that to sound like a problem with the book -- what I read was actually pretty good -- I just got sidetracked by comics and travel plans and couldn't find th...more...]]> 3 0 false false Wed Sep 09 09:02:33 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 09 09:04:04 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1970 Fri Aug 21 18:05:03 -0700 2009 Fri Aug 21 18:05:59 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Mon Jan 03 00:00:00 -0800 2000 Wed Dec 31 20:29:08 -0800 2008 Wed Dec 31 20:30:36 -0800 2008 4 0 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1963 Mon Nov 24 21:23:40 -0800 2008 Mon Nov 24 21:24:32 -0800 2008 0 0 false false Mon Jan 12 06:23:44 -0800 2009 Mon Jan 12 06:23:44 -0800 2009 5 0 false false Sat Jan 17 18:51:14 -0800 2009 Sat Jan 17 18:51:40 -0800 2009 5 0 false false Fri Jun 05 12:40:52 -0700 2009 Fri Jun 05 12:40:52 -0700 2009 5 0 true false Sun Jul 27 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sun Jul 27 22:09:53 -0700 2008 Sun Jul 27 22:22:01 -0700 2008
Goldman's first published novel, definitely an easy read, but worthwhile at the same time. My only complaint was the ending, though we had closure more or less, left me wanting to know what happened next.

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