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I Am Charlotte Simmons [Paperback]

Tom Wolfe
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Tom Wolfe, the master social novelist of our time, the spot-on chronicler of all things contemporary and cultural, presents a sensational new novel about life, love, and learning--or the lack of it--amid today's American colleges.Our story unfolds at fictional Dupont University: those Olympian halls of scholarship housing the cream of America's youth, the roseate Gothic spires and manicured lawns suffused with tradition . . . Or so it appears to beautiful, brilliant Charlotte Simmons, a sheltered freshman from North Carolina. But Charlotte soon learns, to her mounting dismay, that for the upper-crust coeds of Dupont, sex, cool, and kegs trump academic achievement every time.As Charlotte encounters the paragons of Dupont's privileged elite--her roommate, Beverly, a Groton-educated Brahmin in lusty pursuit of lacrosse players; Jojo Johanssen, the only white starting player on Dupont's godlike basketball team, whose position is threatened by a hotshot black freshman from the projects; the Young Turk of Saint Ray fraternity, Hoyt Thorpe, whose heady sense of entitlement and social domination is clinched by his accidental brawl with a bodyguard for the governor of California; and Adam Geller, one of the Millennial Mutants who run the university's "independent" newspaper and who consider themselves the last bastion of intellectual endeavor on the sex-crazed, jock-obsessed campus--she is seduced by the heady glamour of acceptance, betraying both her values and upbringing before she grasps the power of being different--and the exotic allure of her own innocence.With his trademark satirical wit and famously sharp eye for telling detail, Wolfe draws on extensive observations at campuses across the country to immortalize the early-21st-century college-going experience.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Love this book but........... Sep 30 2012
By julov
Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase
Why do Americans have to go through this horrible class distinction? I loved the book, well-written, exciting, satirical etc. but can't get my head around this university thing in the USA. I went to university in England in the late 60s/early 70s and there was none of this weird class distinction. And people say English people are more class-conscious than Americans!!! Well, well, this is a great book but I despair of American society.
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5.0 out of 5 stars An interesting read May 26 2005
Format:Hardcover
This book is very well written. The characters depicted and the nature of the setting succinctly captures college campus life where there is sex, rivalries, friendship, peer pressure, identity search, some education and sports. This highly entertaining book by a remarkable writer should be treated seriously. Also recommended: The USURPER AND OTHER STORIES, NIGHT FALL
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4.0 out of 5 stars Enjoyable April 1 2005
Format:Hardcover
An extremely enjoyabe novel if not earth shattering. Familiar territory, but still interesting and well written. Somewhat similar to the voice used in My Fractured Life, Story of My Life, and Prep. A fairly fast read and highly stimulating.
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1.0 out of 5 stars I Am Not Charlotte Simmons
I have never found a book so excruciating to finish, nor loathed a character so much as Charlotte Simmons. Read more
Published on Jan 3 2009 by Emily M.
4.0 out of 5 stars Satiric genius
For a few short days, I found myself immersed in the world of Charlotte Simmons, which was akin to remembering my uni days, except focused and accented through a fun-house mirror. Read more
Published on April 5 2008 by L. YIP
4.0 out of 5 stars Overall, a very worthwhile read, despite a few tragic flaws
I devoured Wolfe's "I Am Charlotte Simmons" in just two days. I loved the realism and starkness of many of the situations presented in this book; much of it was painful, and true... Read more
Published on Sep 14 2006 by Angie
4.0 out of 5 stars an evocative read
once again tom wolfe focuses his gimlet eye to provide another commentary on contemporary american society. Read more
Published on Feb 7 2006 by mary
1.0 out of 5 stars A Miss
My reasons for not enjoying this book:
(1) It was about 500 pages too long. Wolfe writes way too much unnecessary detail into his scenes. Read more
Published on Jan 17 2006 by Audrey
3.0 out of 5 stars Uneven
This was my first foray into Wolfe, and I'm intrigued enough to read more of his work.
I AM CHARLOTTE SIMMONS is not without its flaws, and some of them are fairly glaring. Read more
Published on Sep 8 2005 by Ken Breadner
5.0 out of 5 stars Knocked my zocks off!
Like many other big books I've taken on lately (JONATHAN STRANGE and the every-popular BARK OF THE DOGWOOD), this one was not only well thought out, but has brilliant... Read more
Published on Aug 12 2005 by Zock Beresford
5.0 out of 5 stars You Will Love It
I can't help but like this book. "I am Charlotte Simmons" has the lost angry adolescent thing going for it (ala "Catcher in the Rye") but it is more than that. Read more
Published on May 9 2005 by Derek Leonardi
5.0 out of 5 stars Charlotte's Web--tangled indeed
'I am Charlotte Simmons' is a remarkable novel that transcends generational categories....I would give it to any adult. Read more
Published on Mar 13 2005 by Brace Gfeen
4.0 out of 5 stars The Wolfe is howling
Fresh and new, this latest Thomas Wolfe novel is not quite like anything else he's ever done. The research alone must have been worth the price of admission on this (not-so-small)... Read more
Published on Mar 8 2005 by BethDeHart
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