Comments | poltergasm: Klosterman

poltergasm

Klosterman

May 27, 2008 11:31

I finished Chuck Klosterman's book Killing Yourself to Live last night. I knocked the entire book out in two days, easy. Klosterman's a quick read. Like Chucky Palhaniukaluckanuckle. (Hey! They're both named CHUCK ( Read more... )

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twosnoos May 27 2008, 18:19:09 UTC

Us Shaptowicz's are fans of Chuck Klosterman too! It helps that you can always get his books super-cheap in NYC because used bookstores are overflowing with his "review" copies.

We agree about the hit and miss, and I kind of think of him as a non-fiction Douglas Copeland for the aughts! More fun than he should be!

And if you haven't yet, you should check out Steve Almond's "Candy Freak." It's like "Killing Yourself to Live" except replace "places rock stars have died" with "places awesome candy is made."

have your read... greentornadosky May 27 2008, 20:39:49 UTC

"Sex, Drugs, and Cocoa Puffs: A Low Culture Manifesto"? It was given to me a few months ago and I haven't read it yet. Trying to figure out where to put it in my pile of 'to reads'.

Re: have your read... poltergasm May 28 2008, 14:24:52 UTC

I have. It's the essence of my "he's right about 50% of the time" argument. Worth reading. Certainly better than most cultural critique.

Re: have your read... greentornadosky May 28 2008, 14:29:39 UTC

fair enough. I may read it on vacation. Thanks yo!

brazencaucasian May 27 2008, 21:37:39 UTC

i agree with most of this post.

Fargo Rock City is my fav of his.