Wolfe's first book - a great collection of his magazine articles from this classic period. In my opinion, the best essay in the collection is not the one that lent the book its title, but The Marvelous Mouth , in which one day of the life of Cassius Clay is described, and it is truly larger than life. Bardot, Monroe, Mansfield and Lollobrigida were all bombshells who were huge sex symbols, but they were not at all typical of the Hollywood actresses of that time. As his deadline approached, Wolfe compiled his notes, without much concern for the standard conventions of writing, and submitted them to his editor Byron Dobell. A colorful dressed mannequin. Wolfe covers several angles on the upheaval of the s that I'd never heard described: 
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Not all the essays were stunning it's true but one can't deny the wit, wickedly funny observations and streanline insight via brilliant turn of phrase Wolfe's pen delivers. Regardless, Wolfe's writing style is as enjoyab The reason I enyojed this book was mostly because of Tom Wolfe's insightful description of the early 60's, a time I am only rudimentarily familiar with from film and TV, but never got to see for myself.
Around the Bend Brummmmmmmmmmmmmmm …" Wolfe's essay for Esquire and this, his first book, are frequently heralded as early examples of New Journalism. This is probably not a book for everyone, but if you read for the writing itself, or if you're the type to find looking into another time, another place, another America, interesting, kolorec book is definitely for you. Apr 12, Chris Tangerinee rated it it was amazing Shelves: Eventually I get over them.
The Las Vegas that Wolfe describes in has only gotten bigger, noisier, and more complete in its attempts to win your attention.
A waste of metaphors; sensationalistic stupidity in the form of attempted satire. Retrieved on January 13, The book is named for one of the stories in the collection that was originally published in Esquire magazine in under the title "There Goes Varoom!
This book, while well thought of today, 50 years from now will be forgotten. Another excellent set of essays, mostly mini-biographies with an eye for issues of class and status.
The upshot has been the era of Rake-a-Cheek Romance on the screen. Tqngerine, they're just belches and farts. Excellent book by a genius who will do anything to get attention. Sep 05, Rachel rated it really liked it Shelves: They announced John Boormanwho had just made Point Blank for them, as director.
Aug 23, Meg rated it really liked it. Aug 21, George Huxley rated it liked it.
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While the first half of the book, dealing with pop culture and fringe society, is vastly more entertaining than the second half, dealing with the debutantes and captain-of-industry dandies; the entire book is permeated with Wolfe' Tom Wolfe offers a very unique look at the different cultural groups of America, from fringe sport enthusiasts and mega-rockers, to status-hungry socialites and other affluent New Yorkers who do little more than complain about everything and jockey for social position.
While it's not my favorite of his work, if nothing else reading "A Sunday Kind of Love" made me nostalgic for a life I have never had, and that will never again exist in this rapid attention deficient hyper sexualized spectacle we call modern life.
Subjects that crop up in this work, and continue throughout Wolfe's career, include his streamilne in status, culture, form and style. Jul 13, Azar rated it did not like it.
Jul 13, Christopher Patrick rated it really liked stfeamline. Again, Wolfe is delineating careful gradations of status. Want to Read saving…. Wouldn't "don't change words which are valid and correctly spelled" be one of the fundamental rules? When first published, The Kandy-Kolored Tangerine-Flake Streamline Baby directed booksellers to stock the book in the sociology section of book stores.
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The Kandy-Kolored Tangerine-Flake Streamline Baby
Retrieved from " https: The film was never made. Jan flke, Brett rated it liked it Shelves: Ah, times have changed. Too noisy Las Vegas!!!! To see what your friends thought of this book, please sign up. This collection of essays by Tom Wolfe dating from the sixties gives and incite into that go go decade at the height of post war prosperity.
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