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“Bonfire tells the story of being Super Rich in the 80's. Tom Wolfe does an excellent job of fitting an entire soap opera into a book. Entertaining, kinda like the tabloids....
msimonkey wrote this review Wednesday, September 12, 2007. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
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“This was my first experience of Tom Wolfe, and what a wild ride! I think it's his best, but the rest are definitely worth pursuing. ”
Jan M wrote this review Thursday, July 19, 2007. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Never saw the movie, but the book was good, made you think about our class system. However it was also a bit cliche and I dislike books that push a certain "agenda". This didn't push too hard so I liked it.”
SoCalMommy wrote this review Thursday, July 12, 2007. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“I can't believe I read the whole thing.”
dateline1945 wrote this review Saturday, July 7, 2007. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“I actually had the opportunity to meet Tom Wolfe back in the late '90s and told him I thought his expose of late 20th century American socio-political dynamics would be looked back on by the late 21st century with the appreciation we now give Twain's work. I love Wolfe's stuff... he's so dead-on!”
citizenrhetor wrote this review Tuesday, July 3, 2007. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“I love that book....but then i like most of tom wolfes work”
theswede wrote this review Thursday, June 21, 2007. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“I wasn't too crazy about this one. Wolfe's non-fiction hits me a lot harder. Updike was right when he said Wolfe's fiction was entertainment (I think he was talking about A Man in Full though...), not literature (but when am I going to try to argue with Updike?) The main themes: rich white people suck, they do lousy things, power corrupts, etc. I get it. Not a bad read, but 700+ plus pages of this? Eh.”
chasblackman wrote this review Monday, June 18, 2007. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Very enjoyable!”
birdsallhead wrote this review Sunday, February 25, 2007. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
