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Is "Bonfire of the Vanities? worth reading?

this thing is as thick as a dictionary
anal concupiscible hairy legs hall
  05/03/13
just skim
violent den
  05/03/13
proabbaly not
brindle nibblets deer antler
  05/03/13
it seems kind of dated now because the media-fueled racial-p...
Territorial walnut genital piercing regret
  05/03/13
cool, thanks 4 the thoughtful response
anal concupiscible hairy legs hall
  05/03/13
SHUH-MAN
wonderful sinister twinkling uncleanness jap
  05/03/13
dude was a good prose writer. he has a unique style.
violent den
  05/03/13
I read it last year. It is dated, but in a way I found endea...
Buff base headpube
  05/03/13
I read it a couple months ago. I remember liking it. I felt ...
fuchsia chapel
  05/03/13
anyone who pisses off niggrs and jews is an hero too me
dashing peach lay boiling water
  05/03/13
the thoughtful poasters above are right. it's valuable, tho...
drunken whorehouse
  05/03/13
cr his novels are garbage with the exception of a man in ful...
crystalline soul-stirring church athletic conference
  09/22/16
2013: this book about trumped up race riots over dindus gett...
Vibrant French Chef
  09/23/16
*puts gun in mouth*
dashing peach lay boiling water
  09/23/16
There's a character who basically says the kid dindu nuffin.
emerald range
  10/08/17
It doesn't seem to be that out of touch now. Change some wor...
motley station
  09/22/16
I enjoyed it. It's thick but its a quick read.
histrionic tan area pervert
  09/22/16
thick but quick, like me (:
Slippery Point Halford
  09/22/16
Then I started to clench my sternonucleomastoids, brother
Bipolar school cafeteria rigpig
  09/22/16
...
dull principal's office
  09/23/16
...
charismatic trump supporter affirmative action
  09/23/16
CR, he is a 180 insightful observer of American society and ...
pungent cordovan hunting ground menage
  09/23/16
great book
high-end turquoise organic girlfriend
  09/23/16
XO Tom Wolfe.
chartreuse voyeur bawdyhouse
  09/23/16
Yes
Bipolar school cafeteria rigpig
  10/08/17
probably the most prescient novel of the past 40-50 years
Racy Persian Lodge
  10/08/17
Read back in 05. Still remember a lot from it. Good read.
jade heaven mood
  10/08/17
I read it and like most Tom Wolfe, it's 50% longer than it s...
charismatic trump supporter affirmative action
  10/08/17


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Date: May 3rd, 2013 12:00 AM
Author: anal concupiscible hairy legs hall

this thing is as thick as a dictionary

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Date: May 3rd, 2013 12:01 AM
Author: violent den

just skim

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Date: May 3rd, 2013 12:01 AM
Author: brindle nibblets deer antler

proabbaly not

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Date: May 3rd, 2013 12:07 AM
Author: Territorial walnut genital piercing regret

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

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2246061&forum_id=2#23124683)



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Date: May 3rd, 2013 12:12 AM
Author: anal concupiscible hairy legs hall

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: wonderful sinister twinkling uncleanness jap

SHUH-MAN

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Date: May 3rd, 2013 12:08 AM
Author: violent den

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: Buff base headpube

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: fuchsia chapel

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: dashing peach lay boiling water

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: drunken whorehouse

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: crystalline soul-stirring church athletic conference

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: Vibrant French Chef

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

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=2246061&forum_id=2#31473754)



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Date: September 23rd, 2016 7:13 PM
Author: dashing peach lay boiling water

*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: emerald range

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: motley station

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: histrionic tan area pervert

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: Slippery Point Halford

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: Bipolar school cafeteria rigpig

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: dull principal's office



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Date: September 23rd, 2016 1:59 AM
Author: charismatic trump supporter affirmative action



(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: pungent cordovan hunting ground menage

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: high-end turquoise organic girlfriend

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: chartreuse voyeur bawdyhouse

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: Bipolar school cafeteria rigpig

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: Racy Persian Lodge

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: jade heaven mood

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: charismatic trump supporter affirmative action

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)