re: Tom Wolfe's 1998 book "A Man in Full" being adapted into a Netflix series

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I thought that Conrad character in the book was fairly sympathetic. Young guy unjustly prisoned...learns of Stoic philosophy in prison, etc. But you are probably right about the Freaknik scene. If I remember, this was the arrogant Ga. Tech football player who raped the rich white girl.(?)

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Good point on Conrad. And yes, the Tech player was involved (though it was later found that the sex was consensual and the rich white girl instigated it).

Personally, I loved how Tom Wolfe managed to make Tech look like a football powerhouse by poaching the new coach from Bama.