A New York Times Bestseller Dupont University: the Olympian halls of learning housing the cream of America's youth, with roseate Gothic spires and manicured lawns . . . or so it appears to beautiful, brilliant Charlotte Simmons, a wide-eyed, bookish freshman from a strict, devout, poor, Blue Ridge Mountain family. With his celebrated eye for telling detail, Tom Wolfe draws on extensive observation of campuses to immortalize college life in the '00s. Here is the latest triumph of America master social novelist, our spot-on ...
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A New York Times Bestseller Dupont University: the Olympian halls of learning housing the cream of America's youth, with roseate Gothic spires and manicured lawns . . . or so it appears to beautiful, brilliant Charlotte Simmons, a wide-eyed, bookish freshman from a strict, devout, poor, Blue Ridge Mountain family. With his celebrated eye for telling detail, Tom Wolfe draws on extensive observation of campuses to immortalize college life in the '00s. Here is the latest triumph of America master social novelist, our spot-on chronicler of the way we live now.
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Add this copy of I Am Charlotte Simmons to cart. $3.60, very good condition, Sold by Fort Hill International rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Hillsboro, OH, UNITED STATES, published 2005 by Thorndike Press.
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Very good. Could almost pass as new but is not, No obvious damage to the cover or dust jacket, Pages are clean without writing or markings of any kind. May have name or inscription inside cover, Email with questions STOCK PHOTOS MAY VARY FROM THE ACTUAL ITEM. ACTUAL PHOTOS AVAIL. UPON REQUEST.
Add this copy of I Am Charlotte Simmons to cart. $39.41, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Newport Coast, CA, UNITED STATES, published 2005 by Thorndike Press.
Add this copy of I Am Charlotte Simmons **Signed** to cart. $65.00, very good condition, Sold by All-Ways Fiction rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Carson City, NV, UNITED STATES, published 2004 by Farrar Straus & Giroux.
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Near Fine in Fine jacket. Book. Signed by Author(s) Signed by Author on title page-signature only. First Edition, First Printing. With corresponding number line. Book is in Near Fine condition. Boards are clean, not bumped. Not remaindered. Dust Jacket is in Fine condition. Not chipped or crinkled. Not price clipped. Book is covered by Mylar Brodart. All-ways well boxed, All-ways fast service. Thanks.
My daughter needed this book for her literature class. She is not an avid reader so the size of this novel was bit daunting for her. She said she felt it started out kind of slow but by the end of the book, she had enjoyed it even though some of the story line seemed implausible. She is 18 and getting ready to start college so the story hit a note with her.
MiscMayzee
Aug 20, 2008
A Hard Book to Put Down
I thought this book quite accurately depicted the continual decline of American culture. Of course, one must believe American culture is declining to appreciate the books non-judgmental view of it. The book shows college life the way it is on most campuses, it leaves the opinions to the reader. The plot actively follows several characters whose stories are interwoven but who really only have a couple of similarities, namely vanity and a need to be accepted, even if it means sacrificing some of their principles to get it. The male characters seem to be able to stomach it, but Charlotte struggles with it and we find ourselves wondering exactly is going to happen to 'our girl.'
