false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1229439221m/2666.jpg 2666 52 1080201 book 1987 The Bonfire of the Vanities total:7839|5:1686|4:3004|3:2175|2:701|1:273| 7839 28646 10301 616 2666 0553381342 9780553381344 7134 542 3.65 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1229439221m/2666.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2666.The_Bonfire_of_the_Vanities 5 3 false Fri Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Tue Jun 05 14:12:12 -0700 2007 Mon Jul 02 09:21:15 -0700 2007 more...]]> 2666 0553381342 9780553381344 7134 542 3.65 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1229439221m/2666.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2666.The_Bonfire_of_the_Vanities 1 2 false Sat Jan 17 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Wed Jan 07 15:21:00 -0800 2009 Sun Jan 18 09:40:07 -0800 2009
While I agree that your insistence upon wearing your white suits incessantly allows you to cut a rather eccentric figure, and while I too would have relished the opportunity to cavort with the Merry Pranksters while remaining resolutely sober--in short, sir, as much as I r...more...]]> 2666 0553381342 9780553381344 7134 542 3.65 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1229439221m/2666.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2666.The_Bonfire_of_the_Vanities 3 2 false Sun Oct 26 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Oct 15 10:24:58 -0700 2008 Mon Oct 27 19:30:28 -0700 2008 more...]]> 410645 0374115370 9780374115371 122 14 3.65 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/410645.The_Bonfire_of_the_Vanities 3 1 false Sun Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Mon Aug 06 21:59:24 -0700 2007 Mon Aug 06 22:01:53 -0700 2007
Literature thrives on extraordinary situations in which characters are inspired to perform extraordinary acts. The element of suprise in Wolfe's novel is purely circumsta...more...]]> 2666 0553381342 9780553381344 7134 542 3.65 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1229439221m/2666.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2666.The_Bonfire_of_the_Vanities 2 1 false Sat Dec 20 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Tue Oct 21 11:37:09 -0700 2008 Mon Dec 22 14:44:02 -0800 2008 Well written, the heart of the book has a sound purpose, a fun read in spite of itself. ...more...]]> 2666 0553381342 9780553381344 7134 542 3.65 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1229439221m/2666.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2666.The_Bonfire_of_the_Vanities 4 2 false Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1992 Fri Oct 03 00:13:41 -0700 2008 Wed Oct 22 19:55:47 -0700 2008
A bonds trader hits and kills a guy in a scary neighborhood and then runs s...more...]]> 2666 0553381342 9780553381344 7134 542 3.65 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1229439221m/2666.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2666.The_Bonfire_of_the_Vanities 4 1 false Mon Jun 30 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Jun 26 21:33:28 -0700 2007 Sun Jul 06 13:39:23 -0700 2008 It's thick and deeply descriptive, so visceral.... and the language is amazing. Wolfe captures accents so deliciously well that you find yourself speaking the words a...more...]]> 89373 555118000X 9785551180005 77 19 3.65 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1183129332m/89373.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/89373.Bonfire_of_the_Vanities 3 1 false Mon Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Thu Oct 11 07:41:23 -0700 2007 Thu Oct 11 08:00:01 -0700 2007
My only substantial gripe was the ending. Up until the last 8...more...]]> 2666 0553381342 9780553381344 7134 542 3.65 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1229439221m/2666.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2666.The_Bonfire_of_the_Vanities 4 1 false Sun Jan 06 11:55:27 -0800 2008 Sun Jan 06 11:58:29 -0800 2008 more...]]> 2666 0553381342 9780553381344 7134 542 3.65 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1229439221m/2666.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2666.The_Bonfire_of_the_Vanities 5 0 false Fri Jan 09 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Fri Jan 23 18:57:02 -0800 2009 Fri Jan 23 19:15:38 -0800 2009 more...]]> 2666 0553381342 9780553381344 7134 542 3.65 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1229439221m/2666.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2666.The_Bonfire_of_the_Vanities 3 0 false Thu Dec 11 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Tue Dec 09 12:03:13 -0800 2008 Thu Dec 11 11:25:58 -0800 2008
Every character comes out kind of cliched (or profoundly cliched, depending on who we're talking about). Maybe Sherman M...more...]]> 2666 0553381342 9780553381344 7134 542 3.65 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1229439221m/2666.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2666.The_Bonfire_of_the_Vanities 5 3 false Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1992 Thu Sep 20 22:28:34 -0700 2007 Thu Sep 20 22:30:40 -0700 2007 more...]]> 2666 0553381342 9780553381344 7134 542 3.65 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1229439221m/2666.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2666.The_Bonfire_of_the_Vanities 3 0 false Wed Jan 14 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue Jan 06 07:08:19 -0800 2009 Wed Jan 14 19:13:54 -0800 2009
...more...]]> 410645 0374115370 9780374115371 122 14 3.65 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/410645.The_Bonfire_of_the_Vanities 5 1 false Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2000 Wed Aug 01 08:26:13 -0700 2007 Wed Aug 01 08:29:21 -0700 2007 more...]]> 2666 0553381342 9780553381344 7134 542 3.65 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1229439221m/2666.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2666.The_Bonfire_of_the_Vanities 5 0 false Thu Apr 16 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Apr 23 06:40:56 -0700 2009 Sat May 02 18:06:26 -0700 2009 ever read a novel with such an accurate view of the world. With the exception of little details that dated the novel, I felt like I was seeing (reading?) a snapshot of New York today. Not that it doesn't apply to the rest of the country. If you look at Wolfe's p...more...]]> 2666 0553381342 9780553381344 7134 542 3.65 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1229439221m/2666.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2666.The_Bonfire_of_the_Vanities 5 0 false Tue Jun 30 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Jul 06 05:13:40 -0700 2009 Mon Jul 06 05:41:00 -0700 2009 more...]]> 1093384 0312427573 9780312427573 105 10 3.65 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255895324m/1093384.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1093384.Bonfire_Of_The_Vanities 5 0 false Tue Apr 07 12:20:27 -0700 2009 Mon Apr 20 06:54:17 -0700 2009 more...]]> 2666 0553381342 9780553381344 7134 542 3.65 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1229439221m/2666.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2666.The_Bonfire_of_the_Vanities 2 0 false Sun Dec 28 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Mon Jan 05 06:18:54 -0800 2009 Mon Jan 05 06:25:15 -0800 2009 more...]]> 410645 0374115370 9780374115371 122 14 3.65 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/410645.The_Bonfire_of_the_Vanities 4 0 false Thu Aug 06 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 29 05:57:54 -0700 2009 Thu Aug 06 13:24:04 -0700 2009 more...]]> 2666 0553381342 9780553381344 7134 542 3.65 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1229439221m/2666.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2666.The_Bonfire_of_the_Vanities 4 0 false Mon Jun 22 06:14:41 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 02 09:35:04 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 22 06:14:41 -0700 2009 more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=2666