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This review didn't grab me -- it seems ad hominem, attacking the messenger as much as the message -- but what does impress me is that Tom Wolfe is 85 years old!
by helloworld 10y ago
This review didn't grab me -- it seems ad hominem, attacking the messenger as much as the message -- but what does impress me is that Tom Wolfe is 85 years old! At this point in his life, it's awesome that he's taken on a project of such intellectual depth.
- helloworld 10y agoBTW, here's a great recent profile of Wolfe, written by Michael Lewis: http://www.vanityfair.com/culture/2015/10/how-tom-wolfe-became-tom-wolfe http://www.vanityfair.com/culture/2015/10/how-tom-wolfe-beca...
- jurip 10y agoAttacking a 87 year old who is an active author and well capable of intellectual self defence. I found the whole setup really remarkable.
- S_Daedalus 10y agoWe got his supposed "mean spirit" before a single damned point relating to the headline has come up... not a good sign I agree.