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Witchy Woman · ‎03-15-2010

Loved Bonfire of the Vanities.

Don't think the movie did it justice, but it was entertaining.

It seems a million years since I read it!

jackthebear · ‎03-11-2010

@golding76 wrote:
Quick, sloppy reading on my part, jackthebear. Of the two Tom Wolfes, the Look Homeward Angel one is my favorite.

no worries

did you see the movie about Max Perkins with Jude Law it is really good , I tried to read LHA but couldn't do it, but found that the movie told me much about his life

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1703957/?ref_=nm_flmg_act_13

golding76 · ‎05-19-2012

Yes, I did see the movie and was impressed by Max Perkins' care of and devotion to Wolfe.

I read Look Homeward, Angel when I was 16 and was profoundly moved. Several books in my life have had that effect.

Several plays, too, affected me greatly and alerted me to the eternal verities of living. Among them were Our Town and Death of a Salesman. I was 14 when I first saw Our Town on TV, and I was so moved I wrote up my reaction/responses because I thought I would burst if I didn't. I gave it to my teacher (his position in my day was called "Core Teacher"; he taught English and Social Studies). He must have been surprised by the depth of my response to the play because he asked me who helped me write my paper. Of course it was I, alone, who wrote it. I bet he kept a close eye on me after that! LOL He was also a pastor on Sundays, so my guess is that he had a sensitive soul.

Big Joanie · ‎01-02-2015

@golding76 wrote:
Yes, I did see the movie and was impressed by Max Perkins' care of and devotion to Wolfe.

I read Look Homeward, Angel when I was 16 and was profoundly moved. Several books in my life have had that effect.

I am embarrased to say I have never read Homeward Angel .. but I

certainly will now ....

Big Joanie · ‎01-02-2015

@Big Joanie wrote:
Just heard this on the radio when I was walking .. so sorry to hear this ...

One of his other books .. " My Name is Charlotte Rous" is one of my
favorites....moral of the story was that split second of decision
between doing right and doing wrong ... which I got from the Bonfires
as well ....

@Big Joanie wrote:
Just heard this on the radio when I was walking .. so sorry to hear this ...

One of his other books .. " My Name is Charlotte Rous" is one of my
favorites....moral of the story was that split second of decision
between doing right and doing wrong ... which I got from the Bonfires
as well ....

Whoops .. made a mistake .. The name of the book is " My name is
Charlotte Simmons " ....

golding76 · ‎05-19-2012

Don't be embarrassed. It is a tome and I will confess something. After seeing the Max Perkins film, I decided I wanted to re-read it. Guess who flaked? Me. Just wasn't up to it like my 16-year-old self. I, too, am ashamed.

jackthebear · ‎03-11-2010

@golding76 wrote:
Don't be embarrassed. It is a tome and I will confess something. After seeing the Max Perkins film, I decided I wanted to re-read it. Guess who flaked? Me. Just wasn't up to it like my 16-year-old self. I, too, am ashamed.

Me too

I took it out and couldn't get into it,

I like to have knowledge of the classics and cultural touchstones but you know what nobody has ever asked me about the book

jackthebear · ‎03-11-2010

Tom Wolfe Right Stuff

and Thomas Wolfe LHAngel

Big Joanie · ‎01-02-2015

@golding76 wrote:
Don't be embarrassed. It is a tome and I will confess something. After seeing the Max Perkins film, I decided I wanted to re-read it. Guess who flaked? Me. Just wasn't up to it like my 16-year-old self. I, too, am ashamed.

No kidding .. well i will admit that I cuold not get through Wolfe's

" A Man in Full " ....

But you really should read " I am Charlotte Simmons" it was great ...