Title: I thought Wolfe was supposed to be this good writer.
Product review: I was under the impression Tom Wolfe was a good writer; indeed, the book was recommended by a friend and Wolfe wrote the popular Bonfire of the Vanities. So I happily shelled out 12 dollars (Cdn) for a little entertainment. It turns out that Wolfe can't write. He's not witty, concise, or funny and in order for him to bring a scene to life he has to resort to pages of tedious description. His characters are implausible and unlikable, and the situations he puts them in are silly. For example, he has a manual labourer look for white collar work which the labourer can't get because labour has made his fingers too big to type. It's not a funny bit and it's not a good metaphor. Distrust anyone who says this is a good book; their taste is suspect. Save your money.
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