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I Am Charlotte Simmons
I Am Charlotte Simmons: A Novel | Tom Wolfe
Tom Wolfe, the master social novelist of our time, the spot-on chronicler of all things contemporary and cultural, presents a sensational new novel about life, love, and learning--or the lack of it--amid today's American colleges.Our story unfolds at fictional Dupont University: those Olympian halls of scholarship housing the cream of America's youth, the roseate Gothic spires and manicured lawns suffused with tradition . . . Or so it appears to beautiful, brilliant Charlotte Simmons, a sheltered freshman from North Carolina. But Charlotte soon learns, to her mounting dismay, that for the upper-crust coeds of Dupont, sex, cool, and kegs trump academic achievement every time.As Charlotte encounters the paragons of Dupont's privileged elite--her roommate, Beverly, a Groton-educated Brahmin in lusty pursuit of lacrosse players; Jojo Johanssen, the only white starting player on Dupont's godlike basketball team, whose position is threatened by a hotshot black freshman from the projects; the Young Turk of Saint Ray fraternity, Hoyt Thorpe, whose heady sense of entitlement and social domination is clinched by his accidental brawl with a bodyguard for the governor of California; and Adam Geller, one of the Millennial Mutants who run the university's "independent" newspaper and who consider themselves the last bastion of intellectual endeavor on the sex-crazed, jock-obsessed campus--she is seduced by the heady glamour of acceptance, betraying both her values and upbringing before she grasps the power of being different--and the exotic allure of her own innocence.With his trademark satirical wit and famously sharp eye for telling detail, Wolfe draws on extensive observations at campuses across the country to immortalize the early-21st-century college-going experience.
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Eggs Well done 👍🏼 3y
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His daughter was in my class at Duke (never crossed paths), and apparently this was based on her time there. I haven‘t read it, but I don‘t think it‘s one of his more popular novels. It‘s been on my TBR forever just for the connection.

#WeRemember #TomWolfe @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @Eggs

Eggs Perfection! 3y
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Awesome ❣️ 3y
BarbaraBB I‘ve read it! 3y
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Megabooks @BarbaraBB what did you think? 3y
BarbaraBB It was a long time ago and I liked though not as much as 3y
BarbaraBB Very cool though that it‘s set at Duke‘s. I didn‘t notice at the time - or didn‘t pay attention to that fact! 3y
tokorowilliamwallace I think I got through 2/3s of it while I had it checked out from the library (likely using up all the renewals I could), but I thought the character of Charlotte Simmons really worked well and sparkled. I think we need more female protagonists like her. 3y
Megabooks @BarbaraBB @tokorowilliamwallace I think it‘s time I got around to it this year! 3y
BarbaraBB @Megabooks I would if I were you. I remember it as a real campus novel; the Duke setting will probably be very recognizable to you. 3y
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Nevi
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This is a great look inside the meritocracy of Universities. Tom Wolfe does a great job of keeping the reader compelled. I didn't want to put the book down!

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hopeliorzionts
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Tom Wolfe tells the story of a small town girl going to an ivy league (thinly disguised as Duke). Following the character development of Charlotte, we learn the importance of self respect, honor, and our own struggles with identity.

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Marni
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Forgot to put up my February Reads!!! Very different books, but they were all very good in their own way. Also checked #happyplace off my #booked2019 reading challenge with Becoming, which took me back to the time of the Obama Presidency.
#read2019

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First book I finished in February. Wolfe really captures what collegiate life is like, from class to frat houses to athletics. In many ways, this mirrored my experience of being the student so much was expected of to falling quickly into a morass of bacchanalia. He painted such an accurate picture of how slippery that slope is and how easy it is to fall. Well worth the 30 hours I spent listening.
#virtualmountTBR
#read2019

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Marni

Picking this back up after not reading it for a few months. #VirtualMpuntTBR2019 #audiobook

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Shemac77
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I started off enjoying this book immensely; the writing was solid with characters that were well developed: however, the ending was rushed and abrupt.
Accurately depicts the hubris of a first year college student after their intro to philosophy course primes them into thinking they know more about humanity than anyone else.

Train wrecks of selfishness. I'm giving it a tentative pick because the observations felt spot on.

paige84 I loved this book! 8y
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LauraBeth I liked this one 8y
BookishTrish I really liked that book. Was thinking of posting in it the other day for on campus books. Not sure where my copy has wandering off too... 8y
Shemac77 Oh good! I'm just a starting and really enjoying it. Maybe your copy wandered to my bookshelf?? 🤔 @BookishTrish @LauraBeth 8y
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Hazel0303 Loved this one! 8y
Shemac77 Yay! I like it so far. And everyone seems to have enjoyed it. @Hazel0303 8y
kspenmoll Sounds like I need to add to my TBR. 8y
kspenmoll Love the background in photo. 8y
Shemac77 Thanks! We have a giant maple that filters the light so beautifully through that window. @kspenmoll 8y
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Sammie
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Book haul today! Got top marks on my GRE so Mom rewarded me with books!!

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MMFinck
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One of my all-time favorites. A professor friend uses it to teach her women's studies class.

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Lemonswatea
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Reading this one for a residential life book club - I'm only a hundred pages in, and so far it seems mostly like set up. I wonder if these specifically engineered gender norms will eventually come into play... Definitely an interesting discussion.