A Man in Full by Tom WolfeMy rating: 5 of 5 stars
This is quite a tome if you read the unabridged version.
What I loved most about the story is how artfully the stoic philosophy is woven into the choices our key characters ultimately make and the outcomes to the multiple dramas played out.
Wolfe did not back down on the complexities of racial issues, the stain of corruption in powerful lives both black and white, and the vanity and the absurdity in the things we chase after - he really nails it here. He creates caricatures of some people - the apathy and vulgar wealth of the black football star and the arrogant, bigoted rich, old white men. No one can actually be reduced so thoroughly to their worst features - but it works in this novel. It works powerfully.
What to listen to while reading this? Definitely 60's and 70's rock.
What to drink while reading this? I don't drink, but I'd say Scotch or Bourbon. Except when you get to the philosophy sections - then switch to tea!
A great story. Two thumbs up!
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