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690 pages • first pub 1987 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780553381344
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Dial Press Trade Paperback
Publication date: 01 November 2001
Description
Sherman McCoy, the central figure of Tom Wolfe's first novel, is a young investment banker with a fourteen-room apartment in Manhattan. When he is involved in a freak accident in the Bronx, prosecutors, politicians, the press, the police, the cler...
Community Reviews Summary of 2,831 reviews
Moods
dark 57%
tense 52%
challenging 36%
reflective 28%
informative 15%
adventurous 10%
emotional 9%
mysterious 9%
sad 8%
lighthearted 3%
Pace
fast 32%
slow 29%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 65% | Character: 22% | Plot: 12%Strong character development?
Yes: 53% | It's complicated: 23% | No: 22%Loveable characters?
No: 76% | It's complicated: 18% | Yes: 4%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 53% | No: 26% | It's complicated: 19%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 94% | It's complicated: 3% | No: 1%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Infidelity, Racial slurs, RacismModerate
Body shaming, Death, Sexual contentMinor
Antisemitism690 pages • first pub 1987 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780553381344
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Dial Press Trade Paperback
Publication date: 01 November 2001
Description
Sherman McCoy, the central figure of Tom Wolfe's first novel, is a young investment banker with a fourteen-room apartment in Manhattan. When he is involved in a freak accident in the Bronx, prosecutors, politicians, the press, the police, the cler...
Community Reviews Summary of 2,831 reviews
Moods
dark 57%
tense 52%
challenging 36%
reflective 28%
informative 15%
adventurous 10%
emotional 9%
mysterious 9%
sad 8%
lighthearted 3%
Pace
fast 32%
slow 29%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 65% | Character: 22% | Plot: 12%Strong character development?
Yes: 53% | It's complicated: 23% | No: 22%Loveable characters?
No: 76% | It's complicated: 18% | Yes: 4%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 53% | No: 26% | It's complicated: 19%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 94% | It's complicated: 3% | No: 1%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Infidelity, Racial slurs, RacismModerate
Body shaming, Death, Sexual contentMinor
Antisemitism