Lest you think the Times Op-Ed page is devoid of fiction (guffaw!), columnist David Brooks deigns to review Tom Wolfe's latest novel, I Am Charlotte Simmons. In fact, he even tells us HOW to review Wolfe, just in case you want to do it yourself:

First, out of the thousands of sociological details Wolfe gets right, you pick out some he gets wrong (thus establishing your superior hipness). You mention that he obsesses over the superficial details of life while you ignore his moral intent (thus hinting at your own superior depth). Then you graciously allow that many of Wolfe's scenes are hilarious, while lamenting that his characters are not fully developed.

David Brooks, His Superior Hipness? Well, compared to a guy in spats, maybe.
'Moral Suicide,' la Wolfe [NYT]