<p>I didn't read the book, but here goes: I think what Miami_Girl is trying to say is that, regardless of the author's intent to make it a satire, many grown adults will read it as reality. People who are distanced from youth culture will all too readily believe any criticism of youth culture.
I read enough bad reviews (which especially criticized the author's lack of knowledge of youth slang, attitudes, etc.) to make me not read it.</p>
<p>well all i'm saying is that the book is intentionally tongue in cheek, and most readers of tom wolfe's work would recongize that - young and old alike. i wasn't trying to disprove miami_girls opinions about the book, i was just telling her she was looking at it the wrong way.</p>
<p>I just read Chloe Does Yale yesterday - what a fantastic book! It was hilarious, witty, honest, and gave me a really good insight into the whole college social scene - parties, relationships, hookups, etc. It was written by Natalie Krinsky, Yale's sex columnist, and I'd definitely recommend it to anyone (guys too!)</p>
<p>The book takes itself seriously. It's not really satire...maybe it's a really long, melodramatic satire that takes itself seriously, but that wouldn't really agree with the definition. In reality, Tom Wolfe just wrote a bad book.</p>
<p>My 86-year-old grandfather read it, freaked out, took it completely seriously, and insisted that it is a must-read for anybody entering college and their parents.</p>