[Alberta's Child]

I read that book when it first came out. It was a New York Times best-seller for months, but I kind of found it disappointing. Tom Wolfe is a great writer, but he really made his name writing non-fiction (I believe Bonfire of the Vanities was his first novel). Bonfire so closely followed the script of what was going in in New York City at the time that it came across as a non-fiction work ... which made its ending pretty predictable, in my opinion.

[miss marmelstein]

I haven’t read it since the first paperback came out. I loved it so much - because I felt I had been living that experience. Also, ‘cause Tom Wolfe used to come into a restaurant I worked at and would give excellent tips, lol!

At the time, I remember being thrilled with the dubious portrayal of Christopher Hitchens (who denied he was Peter Fallows). 20, 25 years later I mourned his death.

The book got mixed reviews but was a huge success. As I said, I myself, loved it!