“I laughed a lot, reading this book. I think it's great, though the ending was a bit too "open" for my taste. But I liked it, it's credible to a certain degree, and Wolfe shows his ability to convey a youthful and light language. It's a long book, no doubt about it, but definetly worth reading.”
“Must read if you have daughtrs...”
“Does this book live up to Wolfe's previous efforts? Is it worth reading?”
“HATE THIS BOOK it started out good them jsut annoyed the hell out of me”
“oh so true in so many ways ...”
“In my opinion Tom Wolfe is the greatest living writer in America, though John Irving is a close second. Wolfe greatest fault is that he only writes a novel about once every ten years. His style of social realism goes over most people's heads. Much like Stephen King his novels are extremely long and his character descriptions are lengthy. That just makes his stories come alive. And I love his complete disregard for political correctness. It's highly refreshing, but probably pisses off alot of people conditioned by our modern media. His detailed descriptions of people forced into bad situations, such as Charolette's first night in the college dormatory, make me feel the characters pain and suffocate with her. He does extensive research to make the character's experiences seem as real life as possible. For an old guy like Wolfe to demonstrate such a great understanding of the slang young people use today is remarkable.”
