http://www.greenmetropolis.com/forum/posts.aspx?t=125 See the latest posts on the GreenMetropolis.com Forum about Tom Wolfe in Contemporary Fiction en-gb Copyright 2010 GreenMetropolis.com Fri, May 24 2013 19:28:05 GMT 20 Any suggestions where to start? http://www.greenmetropolis.com/forum/posts.aspx?t=125#726 http://www.greenmetropolis.com/forum/posts.aspx?t=125#726 Sun, Nov 16 2008 19:36:43 GMT I've read both 'Bonfire of the Vanities' and 'Man in full' and both are excellent. Read 'Man in full' a couple of years ago and 'Bonfire of the Vanities' a very long time ago. 'I am Charlotte Simmons' is on my 'to purchase' list. http://www.greenmetropolis.com/forum/posts.aspx?t=125#733 http://www.greenmetropolis.com/forum/posts.aspx?t=125#733 Mon, Nov 17 2008 00:05:01 GMT Ditto Bonfire of the Vanities, great book, terrible film. http://www.greenmetropolis.com/forum/posts.aspx?t=125#739 http://www.greenmetropolis.com/forum/posts.aspx?t=125#739 Mon, Nov 17 2008 14:20:21 GMT Cheers folks, Bonfire of the Vanities it is then. http://www.greenmetropolis.com/forum/posts.aspx?t=125#744 http://www.greenmetropolis.com/forum/posts.aspx?t=125#744 Mon, Nov 17 2008 20:40:44 GMT I haven't read Bonfire Of the Vanities yet. It's in the "to read " pile. His account of Ken Kesey and his merry pranksters in The Electric Koolaid Acid Test blew me away. It took me a while to get into the rhythm of his story telling, but his style helps you get under the skin of the Acid Freaks living those magic moments in the 60s http://www.greenmetropolis.com/forum/posts.aspx?t=125#745 http://www.greenmetropolis.com/forum/posts.aspx?t=125#745 Mon, Nov 17 2008 20:47:22 GMT Bonfire is certainly a must in spite of the terrible off-putting movie, but, as the post above suggests, his 'non-fiction' - really just fiction in disguise - should not be passed over. By the time he gets to Charlotte Simmons, though, he's writing way beyond his knowledge of the contemporary. Yeah, he was an exciting writer, but I think he's understandably lost his gift for writing about what's happening now. http://www.greenmetropolis.com/forum/posts.aspx?t=125#25600 http://www.greenmetropolis.com/forum/posts.aspx?t=125#25600 Wed, Dec 30 2009 19:24:02 GMT So, Tony - what authors and or books would you recommend? http://www.greenmetropolis.com/forum/posts.aspx?t=125#25699 http://www.greenmetropolis.com/forum/posts.aspx?t=125#25699 Sat, Jan 02 2010 14:17:55 GMT Wow, Hetty, where do I start? I'm almost exclusively reading Southern (USA, that is) literature at present, but (moving up north) I really enjoyed Jonathan Franzen's The Corrections, and David Foster Wallace's Infinite Jest has long been a favourite of mine - but you have to stomach reading over 1000 pages with about 150 pages of endnotes! But for a really weird read, try Alexander Theroux's Laura Warholic. There's a very favourable review of it if you go to librarything, then 'Search'. Now if that doesn't make you want to read it instantly, then we're not talking the same language! http://www.greenmetropolis.com/forum/posts.aspx?t=125#25702 http://www.greenmetropolis.com/forum/posts.aspx?t=125#25702 Sat, Jan 02 2010 15:15:27 GMT