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I Am Charlotte Simmons
I Am Charlotte Simmons
Author: Tom Wolfe
Dupont University--the Olympian halls of learning housing the cream of America's youth, the roseate Gothic spires and manicured lawns suffused with tradition . . . Or so it appears to beautiful, brilliant Charlotte Simmons, a sheltered freshman from North Carolina. But Charlotte soon learns, to her mounting dismay, that for the uppercrust coeds ...  more »
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ISBN-13: 9780374281588
ISBN-10: 0374281580
Publication Date: 11/9/2004
Pages: 688
Rating:
  • Currently 3.3/5 Stars.
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3.3 stars, based on 72 ratings
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback, Audio Cassette, Audio CD
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Luluette avatar reviewed I Am Charlotte Simmons on + 47 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 3
I loved this book! It had such a finger on the pulse of modern university life. I felt like I was back in college! Fantastic characters, great use of "hip" language...I never would have guessed this book was written by a middle-aged man...he nailed the female college experience.
paigu avatar reviewed I Am Charlotte Simmons on + 120 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 2
Thinly disguised rant against a certain university located in the South with a well-renowned basketball team. The writing is fun and the characters are so outrageous, but after awhile the humor wears thin.
reviewed I Am Charlotte Simmons on + 16 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 2
I didn't care for this book. Having been a fairly naive girl in college not too long ago, I didn't think Charlotte Simmons (or any of the other college characters) "sounded" right. Also, it was written with an apparently condescending tone, which I didn't like.
reviewed I Am Charlotte Simmons on + 6 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 1
Just finished reading this. A long (738 page), satisfying read that makes you cringe about the college life and hope that much of it is truly fictional. Wolfe develops his characters and creates a web that eventually intertwines.
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Helpful Score: 1
I finished this book because I made myself. It just seemed to go on and on, and I think this book could have been half as long. It seemed to never really get to the point, I would not recommend.
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swamiiam avatar reviewed I Am Charlotte Simmons on + 9 more book reviews
Tom Wolfe is one of my favorite authors. I have read and reread his books, always with an interest for the human reaction to life experiences. You actually feel what the characters are feeling, know their ups and downs, share their relief and sorrows.
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I was very impressed with Wolfe's ability to get inside an 18-year-old girl's head and portray her college experience accurately. The main character definitely reminds me of someone I know.
reviewed I Am Charlotte Simmons on + 47 more book reviews
Tom Wolfe is avery incisive,scathing at times, and always uses words that aren't even in my Random House Dictionary - I think just to be pretentious. He's a brilliant writer and this is a fascinating study of the social class composition of Colleges. Brought back some awful memories from my own college days.
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Loved this book. Dead on in descriptions of southern girl facing ivy league school. A bit prudish in the author's point of view, but captures so many college nuances so well that able to ignore fussy author.
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One of my favorite books of all time. Well written, plan on ignoring everything in your life until it's finished.
BJ avatar reviewed I Am Charlotte Simmons on + 61 more book reviews
Interesting book about life at a big university and how a freshman girl from a small town in NC deals with it. Ironic that I've read this while the scandals at Duke University are hitting the papers. Is this too close for comfort??
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Fun romp from the master of American social commentary. Not his best work, but it's an enjoyable read.

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