I've read some of Klosterman's essays but never one of his books until now. He is about my age and has some of my same interests, so I guess I'm somewhat predisposed to having a better chance of enjoying his work. His writing is an acquired taste: if you are at all averse to smartassery, I would skip him.
People wreck guitars to illustrate how important guitars are supposed to be, aggressively reminding us that these are the machines that kill fascists. Sadly, this axiom has proven to be mostly inaccurate; according to the most recent edition of the World Book Almanac, the number of fascists killed in guitar-related assassinations continues to hover near zero. (From "Oh, the Guilt")He often has several points going at once, with seemingly little in common, but most of the time ties them all together in the end. There is a little bit for everyone in this collection: time travel, Ralph Sampson, interviews about interviews, Garth Brooks, football, Kurt Cobain and David Koresh, advertising, ABBA, the Unabomber, laugh tracks, and more. I would recommend this book because he covers several topics that I had (and still have) no interest in, but he kept my attention and made a good case as to why I should be interested in them, and why these topics are important to our culture.
Next book: White Noise by Don DeLillo
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