I was astonished by the weakness and unprofessionalism of this review.

I was astonished by the weakness and unprofessionalism of this review.

Absolutely. There's a lot to be said for engaging, entertaining, addictive reading, all of which describe Charlotte.

Absolutely. There's a lot to be said for engaging, entertaining, addictive reading, all of which describe Charlotte.

Yeah, it's a popular opinion, and an easy one, and one that can be voiced without reading page one of the book.

Yeah, it's a popular opinion, and an easy one, and one that can be voiced without reading page one of the book.

I liked it more than I was willing to admit at the time. While I recognized the overwhelmingly negative reviews it received, and while I recognized the inherent flaw of trying to condescendingly "understand" a generation you openly despise and have no clue about, I also found it embarrassingly relatable, acute in some…

I liked it more than I was willing to admit at the time. While I recognized the overwhelmingly negative reviews it received, and while I recognized the inherent flaw of trying to condescendingly "understand" a generation you openly despise and have no clue about, I also found it embarrassingly relatable, acute in some…

Amen. The hivemind has been caught out there.

Amen. The hivemind has been caught out there.

The old "Is a character sympathetic or not?" saw doesn't really apply to Tom Wolfe at any point in his career. It's just not what he does. He'd rather have verisimilitude than sympathy, representation than cheerleading.

The old "Is a character sympathetic or not?" saw doesn't really apply to Tom Wolfe at any point in his career. It's just not what he does. He'd rather have verisimilitude than sympathy, representation than cheerleading.

How does one dollar sound to you?

How does one dollar sound to you?

The long songs are good. Epic, even, meaning: successful in their attempts to be epic. But can someone tell me why even pother with the two shorter numbers? They do nothing, they go nowhere, nothing happens, they don't set an interesting or appealing mood, they don't even do anything to further some sort of general…

The long songs are good. Epic, even, meaning: successful in their attempts to be epic. But can someone tell me why even pother with the two shorter numbers? They do nothing, they go nowhere, nothing happens, they don't set an interesting or appealing mood, they don't even do anything to further some sort of general…

Too bad.

Too bad.

Caligula made his favorite horse Incitatus a Roman consul.

Caligula made his favorite horse Incitatus a Roman consul.