Helpful Score: 3
I loved it. The book is now a little bit dated, but still a great read. Some of his descriptions are so spot on and funny. He is actually a great satirist, who makes a lot of points but does so in an enjoyable way.
Helpful Score: 1
Tom Wolfe's prose and story telling do not disappoint -- until the last 20 pages. A gripping book with a lousy ending. Still, worth the read for the writing itself.
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The York Times Book Review says it best, "The novel contains passages as powerful and as beautiful as anything writtennot merely by contemporary American novelists but by any American Novelist....The book is as funny as anything Wolfe has ever written; at the same time it is also deeply, strangely affecting." If you liked Wolfe's other novels you will like this one. And if you've never read him, this is a great introduction to his sardonic take on men and women on the make.
Helpful Score: 1
Probably Tom Wolfe's finest book. A tour de force. Utterly captivating, brilliant.
