"What we have, all I can say, is the real thing," says Charlotte Simmons, a state social worker.

If so, "I Am Charlotte Simmons" doesn't exactly offer one.

It does not indicate that the performance of "I Am Charlotte Simmons" is disappointing, the executives said.

Similar name-calling surrounded the release of I Am Charlotte Simmons.

This is something Tom Wolfe's Charlotte Simmons might have said, had she been written with any verisimilitude.

Tom Wolfe also made an impromptu appearance while conducting research for his book "I am Charlotte Simmons."

Likewise, "I Am Charlotte Simmons" is most popular with undergraduates who view it through a conservative lens.

To get a sense of that, it's worth exploring how "I Am Charlotte Simmons" has been received at colleges, where it is selling briskly.

My daughter was a little upset about Tom Wolfe's new book, "I Am Charlotte Simmons."

Tom Wolfe's "I Am Charlotte Simmons" disappeared in March, after 15.