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I charlotte simmons6/26/2023 ![]() The average-looking Adam is a desperate wannabe intellectual and student journalist. JoJo is a frustrated but generally well-meaning athlete-a star basketball player at Dupont U. Hoyt is the hot, preening frat boy, always read to sell-out a situation to get laid. She is a first generation, wide-eyed college girl-poor by way of means, but exceptional for her self-awareness, good looks, and raw intelligence. None of the four characters are particularly likeable, but one might find one or more interesting by way of a student type, circa the 2000-2004 period, each represents. The story lines occur in the form of four characters: Charlotte, Hoyt, JoJo, and Adam. The book conveys four story lines of interest at the fictional Dupont University in Pennsylvania. ![]() ![]() A few months ago, however, it came up in conversation with a workmate. I had wanted to read it upon publication, but it appeared in the midst of dissertation research and writing. Yesterday I finished Tom Wolfe’s *I Am Charlotte Simmons* (2004). ![]()
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