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re: Tom Wolfe's 1998 book "A Man in Full" being adapted into a Netflix series
Posted on 11/7/21 at 8:41 pm to Wally Sparks
Posted on 11/7/21 at 8:41 pm to Wally Sparks
I was one of many people to buy A Man in Full but never finish after realizing how long, slow, and detailed it was. Im sure they're going to soap opera it up.
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Posted on 11/7/21 at 10:28 pm to PowerTool
I am also one of those people. frick that book 
Posted on 11/8/21 at 9:13 am to PowerTool
I tried to read Wolfe's fiction and just couldn't. I went to his Wikipedia page just to read up on him and found this gem.
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Mailer compared reading a Wolfe novel to having sex with a 300 lb woman, saying, "Once she gets to the top it's all over. Fall in love or be asphyxiated
Posted on 11/8/21 at 8:31 pm to PowerTool
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I was one of many people to buy A Man in Full but never finish after realizing how long, slow, and detailed it was. Im sure they're going to soap opera it up.
I read the whole thing, just don't remember it. Bonfire was a much better book.
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