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Loading... The Bonfire of the Vanities (1987)by Tom Wolfe
Have you ever read this? I hadn't. It's pretty fantastic. 1980s New York City as seen through a Park Avenue millionaire who's very good at making mistakes. excellent writing! a classic but depressing, makes you not want to do anything for the public good because people are selfish scumbags Wow. Great read about the high-rolling 80s in NYC. Thematically of a piece with the films "Falling Down" and "The Shining," of the same era. Lots of stuff about the dismantling of power structures, entitlement, fear of the Other, and all that good, juicy stuff. I may be the only person in the world who liked the movie better.
The Nazi and fascist movements in Europe subscribed to similar sentiments. But, because Wolfe does not use anti-Semitic or racist epithets, the truly reactionary character of his societal vision is often unrecognized. The movie actually performs one important public service. By turning the book into a ghastly movie, the reactionary character of the book becomes far more apparent for all to see.
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