Title: Entertaining but lacking
Product review: This book gave observations and insights into different levels of the Atlanta social structure. The novel read easily but never had me thinking beyond superficial levels. The cast of characters is too wide for Wolfe to explore deeply. The novel's faults far outweigh the positive points.What I found particularly bothersome was Wolfe's portrayal of younger generations. He wrote with a woefully misunderstanding tone towards those below college graduation age. He came across as an old cronie. What I also didn't like was his comparisons of young attractive women to 'boys with breasts'. I don't see it that way. My guess is that it is Wolfe's observation about a change in the feminin ideal of beauty from voluptuoust towards slender and athletic (hence scenes in aerobics classes). Once again, this is Wolfe coming across as old.Had the book been a slower more demanding read, I would have closed the book never to finish. The finish was anti-climatic.
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