This is the third Tom Wolfe book that I've read (after The Bonfire of the Vanities and I Am Charlotte Simmons) and I'm starting to notice a pattern here. His books show mankind walking on narrow plank above a den of lions. His stories tell about those unlucky souls who through a whim of fate or just their own stupidity fall down and are mercilessly abandoned to the beasts. Of course it's us that the author is pointing a finger at here. We created this world where we either look away at others misery or devilishly glee in their downfall.

Anyway, back to what this book was actually about. Reading it there is always that tiny feeling of disappointment as you thought the author was building some epic showdown between the various characters and then we just move on to something else. But that's about the only thing I didn't like about A Man In Full and overall it is a good book, very readable as it sucks you into its world. What Tom Wolfe really has a knack for is creating and describing characters. After just a single chapter the author does something that takes others entire books - the characters are engraved in your mind, you have a vivid picture of them in your head.

Finally I'd just like to say that the plot was very well crafted and it all tied together nicely in a single theme.