Title: overwritten mess
Product review: As a huge fan of Tom Wolfe and an Atlantan, I am sad to report that this book is pointless, overwritten and lacking virtually any plot. After 500 plus pages of character development, we finally get to what passes for action. The problem is, you don't really care what happens to anyone and you know Wolfe can't possibly wrap this up in the final 200 pages. And he doesn't. He needs an epilogue for that. Did no editor dare tell the emperor he has no clothes? This is not to say there aren't passages of great Tom Wolfe writing, particularly when he delves into the life of his main character Charlie Croker. But please, Mr. Wolfe...you don't need to impress us with how much you learned driving around Atlanta neighborhoods.
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