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mpfunk · 04-04-2006, 07:53 AM

Just finished reading Chuck Klosterman's book Sex, Drugs and Cocoa Puffs and it simply a great book on pop culture analysis. It is the book for 25-35 age range that is obsessed with pop culture. Be it a chapter to devoted to Zach Morris and Saved by the Bell, the chapter on a Guns n' Roses cover band, or my personal favorite the account of his entering the world of the Sims. While some of the stuff he writes gets a little tired and is just bad, overall it is the best pop culture book out there.

I would recommend it to all, but that is not a good idea as it really only appeals to those in my age group with a pop culture obsession. The best way to describe the book, is if Bill Simmons was actually a good writer and funny this would be his book.

Sleeping in EQ · 04-11-2006, 02:42 PM

Klosterman is quite a whit. I skip the Pam and Tommy chapter, though.

Mormon Red Death · 04-11-2006, 03:33 PM

Klosterman is great when he writes for Espn.com... a must read IMO

04-04-2006, 07:53 AM	#1
mpfunk Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 2,619	Sex, Drugs and Cocoa Puffs Just finished reading Chuck Klosterman's book Sex, Drugs and Cocoa Puffs and it simply a great book on pop culture analysis. It is the book for 25-35 age range that is obsessed with pop culture. Be it a chapter to devoted to Zach Morris and Saved by the Bell, the chapter on a Guns n' Roses cover band, or my personal favorite the account of his entering the world of the Sims. While some of the stuff he writes gets a little tired and is just bad, overall it is the best pop culture book out there. I would recommend it to all, but that is not a good idea as it really only appeals to those in my age group with a pop culture obsession. The best way to describe the book, is if Bill Simmons was actually a good writer and funny this would be his book.

04-11-2006, 02:42 PM	#2
Sleeping in EQ Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: The People's Republic of Monsanto Posts: 3,085	That's a great book Klosterman is quite a whit. I skip the Pam and Tommy chapter, though. __________________ "Do not despise the words of prophets, but test everything; hold fast to what is good; " 1 Thess. 5:21 (NRSV) We all trust our own unorthodoxies.

04-11-2006, 03:33 PM	#3
Mormon Red Death Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Clinton Township, MI Posts: 3,126	Klosterman is great when he writes for Espn.com... a must read IMO __________________ Its all about the suit