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  <read_at>Thu May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[This is cobbled together creation, rather a literary Frankenstein's monster, a pastiche of various essays with some fiction thrown in, but it's actually a very rewarding read. You don't have to like the man or share his values to appreciate his ability to understand history's machinations, to trace ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/17797691">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Mon Dec 22 00:00:00 -0800 2008</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[I enjoyed this collection of essays and one short story, but it is not Wolfe at his finest.  I noticed more than I had with his earlier works just how US-centric his viewpoints are and how little he criticizes the country, specifically in its foreign policies.  I'm thinking of the pieces &quot;Hooki...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/40759259">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[At least Wolfe gives the reader notice in his preface that this book is basically a rambling free association of his thoughts on the current status of religion, morality, social conscience, transdisciplinary education, and neuroscientific theories in the US.<br/><br/>The title is certainly mislead...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/41057527">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Wed Dec 10 00:00:00 -0800 2008</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[If you like Tom Wolfe like Tom Wolfe likes Tom Wolfe, you will like &quot;Hooking Up.&quot; If you think Tom Wolfe is ok, like I think Tom Wolfe is ok, you will probably think this book is ok. <br/><br/>My biggest complaint is that &quot;Hooking Up&quot; only appears in the first essay(?) and only...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/39164963">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Ok this book is terrible and Tom Wolfe sounds 400 years old when he writes about young people.  But there is a great chapter about how Updike and Mailer are hacks, so I'm going to cut Wolfe some slack.]]></body>
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  <read_at>Sun Jul 19 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[Since this book is a potpourri of fiction and non-fiction, there was lots to learn about literary style, literary in-fighting and rivalries, and how briliantly Wolfe can write in dialect.  There is fascinating information about the genesis of Silicon Valley and Intel (especially about Robert Noyce) ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/64185281">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Tue Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[A collection of essays and one novella by Tom Wolfe, covering a wide range of topics, from art history to neurotechnology to literature. It was ok, but not great. My favorite essays were &quot;Sorry, But Your Soul Just Died&quot; (about philosophy, religion and neurotechnology...interesting bits on ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/26348568">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="19690744">
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  <read_at>Tue Apr 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[I'm probably only going less than all the way because Wolfe so joyfully savages many of my beliefs and predispositions. That makes me resent that he is so damned fun to read.  After reading a story in the SF Chronicle about his upcoming book on neuroscience and language (and I'm interested in that f...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/19690744">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <read_at>Sun Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[I have been a Tom Wolfe fan since the late 60's, and I was SO DISAPPOINTED in his HORRIBLE &quot;Charlotte Simmons&quot;.  You can see parallels between it and the essay that titles this collection.  But thank goodness this collection of several essays and one novella restores my admiration and fait...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/57976885">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Tom Wolfe is normally one of my favorite writers but this book is hopefully a &quot;one off&quot; miss.I found it to be boring and basically an insider's tour of the book publishing industry. I generally enjoy his analyses of foriegn lifestyles (Kesey's bus, the art galleries, NASA Pilots, college c...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/80081927">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="9701973">
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  <read_at>Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007</read_at>
  <date_added>Thu Nov 29 06:27:02 -0800 2007</date_added>
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    <body><![CDATA[i have so far read electric koolaid acid test as well as bonfire of the vanities by tom wolfe. after reading up to the novella about fort bragg i felt seriously let down by an author i previously considered one of my favorites. it seems he has abondoned his more objective (obviously not totally obje...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/9701973">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Worth reading just to learn how Tom Wolfe provoked J.D. Salinger into breaking radio silence. Though Updike, Mailer, and Irving lovers might want to give it a pass. (Hint: the book contains an essay titled.&quot;My Three Stooges.&quot;)]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Fascinating group of essays and short stories that range over numerous topics and ideas, somehow are interrelated.  Commentary on truth, existence, limits of science, nature of art, etc.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Provocative insights into our cultural&quot;now&quot; - may come across as a bit intellectually snobbish - good read for anyone who is a fan of the New Yorker. ]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[OK maybe only 3.5 stars but I love this author. Met the man in full white-suited presence when he was inspiring young journalists at UF in 2000 and researching this book. ]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[some decent stories in here.  I particularly liked the intel one, but I have no idea how they all really tie together.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I learned that kids these days are all going to get STDs if they don't stop the foolishness. Seriously.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Just read the first essay so far. Really enjoyed it. Will read this in between mysteries from the library. ]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[The essay on Frederick Hart is great. So is the essay &quot;In the Land of the Rococo Marxists.&quot;]]></body>
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