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Is "Bonfire of the Vanities? worth reading?
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Date: May 3rd, 2013 12:00 AM Author: autistic hunting ground tanning salon this thing is as thick as a dictionary (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2246061&forum_id=2#23124614) |
Date: May 3rd, 2013 12:01 AM Author: boyish cowardly sweet tailpipe just skim (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2246061&forum_id=2#23124617) |
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Date: May 3rd, 2013 12:01 AM Author: thriller umber knife pervert proabbaly not (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2246061&forum_id=2#23124620) |
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Date: May 3rd, 2013 12:07 AM Author: Angry Whorehouse Potus it seems kind of dated now because the media-fueled racial-political fiasco that drives the plot is everyday stuff for us now
otoh at the time (1987) it was really fresh and no one had written about that kind of stuff much before
the stuff about dickhead financiers is still broadly accurate today (though it predates quant finance so there aren't any minorities)
highly readable and skimmable, very entertaining book, and you can probably get it cheap |
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Date: May 3rd, 2013 12:12 AM Author: autistic hunting ground tanning salon cool, thanks 4 the thoughtful response (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2246061&forum_id=2#23124724) |
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Date: May 3rd, 2013 12:08 AM Author: Mint Fortuitous Meteor SHUH-MAN (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2246061&forum_id=2#23124687) |
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Date: May 3rd, 2013 12:08 AM Author: boyish cowardly sweet tailpipe dude was a good prose writer. he has a unique style. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2246061&forum_id=2#23124692) |
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Date: May 3rd, 2013 12:25 AM Author: Talented snowy heaven police squad I read it last year. It is dated, but in a way I found endearing. Knowing the book was all the rage back in the late 80s made it that much more enjoyable. Nice being able to catch a glimpse of that mindset. I agree with poaster above that the subject matter seems quaint. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2246061&forum_id=2#23124798) |
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Date: May 3rd, 2013 1:01 AM Author: Onyx marvelous rigpig sound barrier I read it a couple months ago. I remember liking it. I felt good about it because I started liking the protagonist by the end of the book even though he was clearly an evil finance fuckhead (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2246061&forum_id=2#23125050) |
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Date: May 3rd, 2013 1:55 AM Author: ultramarine aromatic queen of the night anyone who pisses off niggrs and jews is an hero too me (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2246061&forum_id=2#23125269) |
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Date: May 3rd, 2013 1:57 AM Author: chartreuse dashing orchestra pit the thoughtful poasters above are right. it's valuable, though mainly now as a time capsule. if you really have limited opportunities for pleasure reading i would recommend wolfe's nonfiction over any of his novels. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2246061&forum_id=2#23125277) |
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Date: September 22nd, 2016 1:48 AM Author: 180 violet menage cr his novels are garbage with the exception of a man in full (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2246061&forum_id=2#31465229) |
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Date: September 23rd, 2016 10:33 AM Author: contagious school cafeteria 2013: this book about trumped up race riots over dindus getting killed is interesting only as a time capsule
2015-16: weekly race riots over dindus getting killed |
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Date: September 23rd, 2016 7:13 PM Author: ultramarine aromatic queen of the night *puts gun in mouth* (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2246061&forum_id=2#31476962) |
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Date: October 8th, 2017 9:57 AM Author: Slimy plaza There's a character who basically says the kid dindu nuffin. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2246061&forum_id=2#34392815) |
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Date: September 22nd, 2016 1:44 AM Author: Balding Roommate Theatre It doesn't seem to be that out of touch now. Change some words and this book is 2016 in a nutshell. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2246061&forum_id=2#31465215) |
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Date: September 22nd, 2016 1:46 AM Author: Fighting Buff Spot I enjoyed it. It's thick but its a quick read. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2246061&forum_id=2#31465217) |
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Date: September 22nd, 2016 1:46 AM Author: Vigorous immigrant thick but quick, like me (: (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2246061&forum_id=2#31465223) |
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Date: September 22nd, 2016 6:05 AM Author: laughsome free-loading hairy legs Then I started to clench my sternonucleomastoids, brother (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2246061&forum_id=2#31465503) |
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Date: September 23rd, 2016 1:37 AM Author: carmine ungodly rehab (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2246061&forum_id=2#31472565) |
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Date: September 23rd, 2016 1:59 AM Author: vermilion station (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2246061&forum_id=2#31472632) |
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Date: September 23rd, 2016 10:30 AM Author: Bonkers deer antler CR, he is a 180 insightful observer of American society and culture, but not great at telling a story so he gets bogged down. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2246061&forum_id=2#31473737) |
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Date: September 23rd, 2016 8:06 PM Author: Bright death wish windowlicker great book (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2246061&forum_id=2#31477169) |
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Date: September 23rd, 2016 11:11 PM Author: provocative church boistinker XO Tom Wolfe. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2246061&forum_id=2#31477996) |
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Date: October 8th, 2017 9:57 AM Author: laughsome free-loading hairy legs Yes (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2246061&forum_id=2#34392819) |
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Date: October 8th, 2017 2:48 PM Author: Hilarious Cuckold House probably the most prescient novel of the past 40-50 years (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2246061&forum_id=2#34394255) |
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Date: October 8th, 2017 2:57 PM Author: spectacular hell water buffalo Read back in 05. Still remember a lot from it. Good read. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2246061&forum_id=2#34394291) |
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Date: October 8th, 2017 3:01 PM Author: vermilion station I read it and like most Tom Wolfe, it's 50% longer than it should be. Still an entertaining read. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2246061&forum_id=2#34394312) |