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Hooking Up (2000)

by Tom Wolfe

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From the Publisher: In Hooking Up, Tom Wolfe ranges from coast to coast observing 'the lurid carnival actually taking place in the mightiest country on earth in the year 2000.' From teenage sexual manners and mores to fundamental changes in the way human beings now regard themselves thanks to the hot new fields of genetics and neuroscience; from his legendary profile of William Shawn, editor of The New Yorker (first published in 1965), to a remarkable portrait of Bob Noyce, the man who invented Silicon Valley, Tom Wolfe the master of reportage and satire returns in vintage form.… (more)
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some decent stories in here. I particularly liked the intel one, but I have no idea how they all really tie together. ( )
  royragsdale | Sep 22, 2021 |
More commentary on late 20th century
  ritaer | Jul 4, 2021 |
A great takedown of his latter-day critics Mailer, Updike and John Irving in one essay, and a fantastic takedown of Marxism in another. ( )
  br77rino | Mar 20, 2019 |
Fun though not my favorite Wolfe. A bit of a mix of some of his good and his just okay essays. Still worth a read if you're a fan [as I am]. ( )
  dbsovereign | Jan 26, 2016 |
Tom Wolfe may dress up like Mark Twain, but Tom Wolfe’s a sheep in Twain’s clothing.

That said, Tom Wolfe — in Hooking Up — gives a riotous performance. From Silicon Valley to the halls of the hallowed “New Yorker” Magazine, Wolfe sheds light: much-needed and much-appreciated light. There are gems in this book, but you’ve got to know how to spot them.

Wolfe’s prose is edgy, amusing, straightforward — and a joy to read. He just ain’t Twain, Huck. (But then, nobody is except Samuel Clemens himself.)

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  RussellBittner | Dec 12, 2014 |
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Wolfe, Tomprimary authorall editionsconfirmed
Schwarz, BenjaminÜbersetzermain authorsome editionsconfirmed
Jukarainen, ErkkiTranslatorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Loponen, SeppoTranslatorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
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By the year 2000, the term "working class" had fallen into disuse in the United States, and "proletariat" was so obsolete it was known only to a few bitter old Marxist academics with wire hair sprouting out of their ears.
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From the Publisher: In Hooking Up, Tom Wolfe ranges from coast to coast observing 'the lurid carnival actually taking place in the mightiest country on earth in the year 2000.' From teenage sexual manners and mores to fundamental changes in the way human beings now regard themselves thanks to the hot new fields of genetics and neuroscience; from his legendary profile of William Shawn, editor of The New Yorker (first published in 1965), to a remarkable portrait of Bob Noyce, the man who invented Silicon Valley, Tom Wolfe the master of reportage and satire returns in vintage form.

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