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Is "Bonfire of the Vanities? worth reading?
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Date: May 3rd, 2013 12:00 AM Author: abnormal magenta pervert property 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: onyx slippery halford orchestra pit 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: cocky cumskin 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: aromatic disrespectful site 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: abnormal magenta pervert property 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: Stirring mother 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: onyx slippery halford orchestra pit 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: Exhilarant Confused Shrine Rigor 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: impressive corn cake 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: sable brunch 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: bipolar hell 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: Blathering Step-uncle's House Coffee Pot 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: purple candlestick maker marketing idea 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: sable brunch *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: Splenetic crotch 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: Fantasy-prone Apoplectic School Cafeteria 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: soul-stirring set sneaky criminal 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: ruddy vengeful useless brakes 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: cracking factory reset button giraffe 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: Rebellious out-of-control pit bbw (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: Well-lubricated Jet Resort (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: sadistic bat shit crazy stain locale 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: scarlet piazza 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: Pungent Shivering Crackhouse 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: cracking factory reset button giraffe 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: motley headpube 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: fragrant cyan prole ratface 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: Well-lubricated Jet Resort 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) |