<p>I Am Charlotte Simmons is hyperbolic, and parody, but it is recognizably a hyperbolic parody about Duke. That’s Duke in there, and don’t let anyone tell you differently. I don’t think it would work as a parody of people’s experience at Chicago at all. Things are just too different.</p>
<p>So, what did you think of it? (If you haven’t read it, or at least started it, drop everything right now and go read it.) If you are attracted to the social lives described in that book, you would probably love Duke, and feel like something was missing at Chicago.</p>