![]() ![]() Wolfe does a pretty good job of weaving the freshman Charlotte’s search for identity as she traverses the space from a cultural backwater in the Appalachian mountains to a “sophisticated” top-ranked urban university. It is a daunting task for someone from an older generation to penetrate the mind of the 18 to 22 year old set with its ever new language, mores, politics, and orientation toward race and sex. The seventy-something Tom Wolfe, Master of the New Journalism, descended on Duke (rendered as Dupont in the Novel) University, to gather material for his third novel “I Am Charlotte Simmons” sometime early in the 21st Century. Celia, Karen, and John sents regrets that they wouldn’t be able to show. Fritz Hadley, Janet Penwell, Phil Watts, Kathleen Angelone, John Hawn and Bill Briscoe joined in the fun while Dave Young tried to keep the conversation on track. ![]() Seven of us appeared on this beautiful August day to discuss Tom Wolfe’s 2004 novel “I Am Charlotte Simmons.” All claimed to have read the 676 page tome whose driving narrative kept the leaves turning. ![]() Opinions expressed herein do not necessarily represent the opinions or positions of the Kurt Vonnegut Memorial Library, its staff, or its management. ![]() All entries in this blog are freely submitted by members of the Kurt Vonnegut Book Club and are uncensored. ![]()
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