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Title: Sorry as heck this didn't turn out better
Review: I have long been a fan of Tom Wolfe's writings--though I have always preferred his non-fiction to his fiction. This novel, however, falls off a cliff. I'm cringing having just tried to read all of it. I was initially impressed that he, a 74 year old, would tackle contemporary college life, but having read this vapid, sad and very, very long tale, I'm feeling that perhaps he wouldn't have written this had a had a few more editors and assistants at his side saying "Don't!" or "No!" or some such thing that editors and assistants do before they become utter sychophants. This novel is Wolfe's Russian Offensive, his "EYES WIDE SHUT," his OVER THE RIVER AND INTO THE TREES, his GODFATHER 3 or whatever other embarrasing thing that comes out of the creative energy of a talented man who no longer has anything or anybody around him with which to do a reality check. Well, Mr. Wolfe, the reviews and sales are going to be your reality check, alas.
