[MD] The Quality of Art ( Gas on the Bonfire of the Vanities )

[Platt Holden]

Hi Rebecca,

> Anything by Tom Wolfe is alright by me.  I just finished his latest "I
> am Charlotte Simmons"... by far his best work - it's absolutely bang on
> stunning as always.  How does the man do it, I ask.

I'm with you. Anybody who wants to know what goes on in your typical 
American university today ought to read "I am Charlotte Simmons." It's 
not a pretty picture to say the least -- hippie culture embracing jock 
mores.  Another testament to America's slouching towards Gomorrah.

Platt