Rotten Reviews: A Tom Wolfe Omnibus

The Kandy-Kolored, Tangerine-Flake, Streamlined Baby (1965)

One want to say to Mr. Wolfe; you’re so clever, you can write so well, tell us something interesting.

Saturday Review

The Painted Word (1975)

There is plenty of hot air in this particular balloon, but I don’t see it going anywhere.

John Russell, New York Times Book Review

Excerpted from: Bernard, Andre, and Bill Henderson, eds. Pushcart’s Complete Rotten Reviews and Rejections. Wainscott, NY: Pushcart Press, 1998.

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