false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167535047m/24475.jpg 24475 6 <b><I>Chuck Klosterman IV</i> Consists of Three Parts:</b><P><P><b>THINGS THAT ARE TRUE</b><P><P>Profiles And Trend Stories: Britney Spears, Radiohead, Billy Joel, Metallica, Val Kilmer, Bono, Wilco, The White Stripes, Steve Nash, Morrissey, Robert Plant -- All With New Introductions And <P>Footnotes.<P><P><b>THINGS THAT MIGHT BE TRUE</b><P><P>Opinions And Theories On Everything From Monogamy To Pirates To Robots To Super People To Guilt And (Of Course) Advancement -- All With New Hypothetical Questions And Footnotes.<P><P><b>SOMETHING THAT ISN'T TRUE AT ALL</b><P><P>This Is New Fiction. There's An Introduction, But No Footnotes. Well, There's A Footnote In The Introduction, But None In The Story.<P><P> 6518120 5 9 2006 Chuck Klosterman IV: A Decade of Curious People and Dangerous Ideas total:3973|5:747|4:1734|3:1228|2:236|1:28| 3973 14855 5449 476 4 2 false false Sun Jun 29 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sun Apr 13 21:24:15 -0700 2008 Mon Jun 30 13:49:11 -0700 2008
when i read _sex, drugs and cocoa puffs_ -- the conventionally-wise "best klosterman book" -- i couldn't discern what troubled me about his blend of hyper-citation, ex...more...]]> 5 2 false false Wed Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Wed Aug 22 09:59:21 -0700 2007 Fri Aug 31 14:54:51 -0700 2007
Premises from IV that made me think:

- Brittney Spears is either brilliant or a moron in not understanding her role in perpetuating the Madonna/whore dichotomy.
- U2 might be genuine, they might be full of it, but they un...more...]]> 0 2 false false Mon Apr 13 12:43:08 -0700 2009 Mon Dec 29 09:08:44 -0800 2008 Mon Apr 13 12:43:08 -0700 2009 3 1 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Fri Feb 15 13:50:19 -0800 2008 Fri Feb 15 13:54:25 -0800 2008 Anyone who has read Klosterman’s IV will understand the following statement: Klosterman has become a guilty pleasure of mine. I receive enjoyment from his writings, yet feel guilty for liking them. Too often he comes off as smug and formulaic. I think that is what’s so ...more...]]> 4 1 false false Sat Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Sun Dec 23 16:44:41 -0800 2007 Fri Dec 28 00:28:31 -0800 2007
Klosterman writes about pop culture, and occasionally tries to connect people and events and ideas to what we as Americans do wit...more...]]> 4 1 false false Tue Aug 28 19:56:51 -0700 2007 Thu Aug 09 21:34:05 -0700 2007 Tue Aug 28 19:55:25 -0700 2007 more...]]> 3 1 false false Mon Jul 02 21:36:09 -0700 2007 Thu Jul 05 20:28:22 -0700 2007 more...]]> 3 1 false false Mon Jul 02 15:35:48 -0700 2007 Wed Dec 17 13:16:28 -0800 2008 more...]]> 2 1 false false Mon Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Jun 21 15:14:47 -0700 2009 Fri Jul 24 01:54:50 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 1 false false Sun Jan 13 08:22:47 -0800 2008 Thu Jan 31 17:46:06 -0800 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Mar 28 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Apr 02 18:18:13 -0700 2009 Thu Apr 02 18:54:28 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sat Dec 06 18:28:11 -0800 2008 Sat Dec 06 18:45:18 -0800 2008 more...]]> 3 0 false false Sun Jan 18 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue Jan 13 10:45:04 -0800 2009 Mon Jan 19 03:31:07 -0800 2009
This particular book is broken up into 3 sections. The first section is a series of his interviews with famous folks that he wrote for Spin, Esquire...more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Mon Jan 19 04:50:53 -0800 2009 Wed Jan 28 17:05:19 -0800 2009 1 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sat Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu Nov 20 22:10:45 -0800 2008 Sun Nov 30 13:57:39 -0800 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Aug 29 15:05:52 -0700 2009 Sat Aug 29 15:12:29 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Fri Oct 16 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Oct 18 16:35:55 -0700 2009 Sun Nov 01 22:05:55 -0800 2009
The book is split into three parts: essays about people, es...more...]]> 3 0 false false Mon Nov 16 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Mon Nov 16 10:57:41 -0800 2009 Mon Nov 16 11:14:25 -0800 2009 Sex, Drugs and Cocoa Puffs and never returned it. So, it's hard for me to be objective in this review, but I'll try. Basically, I loved the essays about pop culture...more...]]> 5 0 false false Sun Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue Oct 20 09:27:37 -0700 2009 Tue Oct 20 09:36:11 -0700 2009
It's engaging. Intimate.
It compels me to take my notebook to write in my favourite quotes.
It makes me think, long after I've shut the book.
That's Klosterman for you.

I guess it helps that he covers personalities that I am inter...more...]]> 4 1 false false Sat Feb 23 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Mon Jan 28 05:40:36 -0800 2008 Sat Feb 23 18:02:21 -0800 2008 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=24475