


ISBN-13: 9780374115371
Deluxe editionHardcover

ISBN-13: 9780816147427
Large type / large printHardcover

ISBN-13: 9780816147458
Large type / large printTrade paperback

ISBN-13: 9780394573557
Audiobook cassette
by Tom Wolfe
An exhilarating satire of Eighties excess that captures the effervescent spirit of New York, from one of the greatest writers of modern American prose Sherman McCoy is a WASP, bond trader and self-appointed 'Master of the Universe'. He has a fashionable wife, a Park Avenue apartment and a Southern mistress. His spectacular fall begins the moment he is involved in a hit-and-run accident in the Bronx. Prosecutors, newspaper hacks, politicians and clergy close in on him, determined to bring him down. Exuberant, scandalous and ...
ISBN-13: 9780374115371
Deluxe editionHardcover
ISBN-13: 9780816147427
Large type / large printHardcover
ISBN-13: 9780816147458
Large type / large printTrade paperback
ISBN-13: 9780394573557
Audiobook cassette
Patricia L
Oct 21, 2010
Development of male characters is strong and in depth; however female characters seem unreachable. I especially loved the author's rich language.
apol227
Apr 4, 2007
I just finished reading this book and loved it! Tom Wolfe does a fantastic job of letting the reader in on the world of great NYC riches in the 80's. Although the book is described as being humorous, I found it to more enlightening in how race relations were portrayed in the 80's between the mega rich and the very poor. Overall, a very good read!