Essay Archive - The Right Stuff
The Right Stuff
The Right Stuff, by Tom Wolfe, is a very entertaining and easy-to-read nonfiction work. This book, about airplanes, pilots, and their lives, is fascinating because of both its technical and non-technical aspects. The pilots and their "right" stuff find themselves in many dilemmas. To keep the book interesting, Tom Wolfe uses three things to maintain the reader's interest. Tom Wolfe uses detailed writing, intertwining plots, and his ability to describe action to keep the reader interested.
Tom Wolfe uses a very detailed writing style. Although the sentences he writes are full of details, they are spread out throu....
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