Pros: A welcome return to the BIG novel full of outrageous characters and social satire Cons: Unfortunately, the main character is unlikable; and then Wolfe cops out on the ending
One thing’s for sure, Tom Wolfe is no shy, wilting magnolia when it comes to writing fiction that grabs the reader by the eyeballs. In both A Man in Full and his first novel Bonfire of the Vanities, Wolfe’s prose is full-bodied, muscular...
Pros: Not a bad men's sensitivity session.
Cons: By the end, Tom Wolfe was running on empty.
I'm a slow reader. So when I get a slow read I'm happy. Tom Wolfe's A Man in Full was a nice slow read until the end when it became lazy and implausible. I would have thought an author of palpable intelligence would be ashamed of such an obvious lapse....
Pros: Great premise, excellent characters Cons: Weak, unsatisfying ending
This book,"A Man in Full", could have been, and in fact, should have been, a great one. After reading the first hundred or so pages, I was sure it would be. It had all of the necessary elements...a powerful, larger than life central character,...
Pros: Great characterization Cons: Weak plot, especially end
"A Man in Full," Tom Wolfe's large-scale epic about the downfall of Charlie Croker, a self-absorbed self-made man, is certainly testament to Wolfe's ability to create gripping characters. Croker, as well as nearly every other character...
Pros: excellent descriptive style, well woven satisfying story Cons: hard to get started, a bit heavy with the character's accents at times
Do I have to do it again? Write my "disclaimer" paragraph, about how I am not writing a high school book report that has enough detail so the teacher will believe I really read the book? Well, for those of you who may have missed it... to...
Pros: A glimpse of the American male Cons: The American male seemed never to have met a self-realized female counterpart
A Man in Full, like Bonfire of the Vanities graphically portrays the trials and triumphs of the main character(s). I found myself emphatically involved with the lead character in Bonfire of the Vanities,...
Pros: Real characters and very vivid descriptions. Wolfe has done it again. Cons: The length will definitely scare some people away. The plot is complex and will be seen as too much effort for some readers. The ending is a bit contrived.
"Bonfire of the Vanities" took a long, hard deep look at the highfalutin New York crowd of the late 1980's and became on the decade's best selling and critically acclaimed books. It also spawned a truly horrid movie, but we can't blame that on...
Pros: Tremendously thorough. I enjoyed it sentence by sentence Cons: Seems like Wolfe didn't know how to end the book.
When Old Atlanta meets New Atlanta, men and women squash and get squashed in the process. It's a beautiful example of social hierarchy in action. This was my first Tom Wolfe read and have since read Bonfire of the Vanities with equal enthusiasm...
Pros: great feel for Atlanta, great storyline Cons: huge book, terrible ending!
Tom Wolfe proves that he can see through political facades in this pretty decent book with the terrible ending (more on that in a minute). I've lived in Atlanta for more than 26 years and I was impressed by the political dissection that Wolfe did on...
Pros: Vivid writing, attention to detail Cons: Unsympathetic characters
Tom Wolfe has an eye for detail. In his great nonfiction books, such as "The Right Stuff," he captures the places, the people, and the spirit of the times so perfectly that you feel as though there's nothing more to be said. In his second...
Pros: Phenomenal Writing AND Storytelling Cons: Goofy Dialect Descriptions
Tom Wolfe wrote one of the great non-fiction books of our generation ("The Right Stuff") so it seems a lot to ask him to be a great novelist as well. Thankfully, somebody asked and he delivered. "A Man In Full" is a fantastic book...
Pros: Had Me Wired To Read It Cons: Me Balloon Was Deflated Afterwards
Having read every Tom Wolfe book ever written (personal favorite: "The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test"), but being of the cheap persuasion, I waited the better part of a year before a (badly worn!) copy came free at the local library before...
Pros: In Depth and Abstruse Cons: Not a can't put the book down
Perhaps the secret of a great writer is one who goes to the bone of human existence and squeezes,squishes,and mulls it over. Such is the case of Mr. Wolfe's A Man In Full.
As Atlanta, out of the ashes struggles for identity, the Wolfe...
Pros: thorough characterization Cons: some things seemed too coincidental
The first book I read by Tom Wolfe was The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test about Ken Kesey and the Merry Pranksters. This book although by the same author is not documentary in style. Based in Atlanta and focusing some on racial tensions and modern times I...
Pros: On the mark character development. Cons: None
I always approach a Tom Wolfe book with trepidation. I fear that I will lose the story in the weave and warp of the tale. As much as I enjoy the technical quality of his writing I've occasionally lost the story in the richness of his details. "A...
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