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January 7, 2005
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Byline: Anita Weier The Capital Times

Charlotte Simmons is a brainy and beautiful country girl from the hills of North Carolina who receives a full scholarship to prestigious Dupont University. She endures a chaotic freshman experience -- in a world obsessed with sex, alcohol and appearance -- that will hurt and change her.

In Tom Wolfe's latest novel, "I Am Charlotte Simmons," Charlotte's physical beauty and purity attract three very different young men. Her brainpower also impresses two of them.

The one who doesn't care a bit about her mental ability is fraternity boy Hoyt Thorpe, an extremely good-looking guy who is accustomed to bedding ...

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