Book Review

Lisa Kane

quire,” Chuck Klosterman is also well-known for his authorship in tickling books such as “Sex, Drugs, and Cocoa Puffs” or “Fargo, Rock City.”
Known as a KISS lover and rock enthusiast, Klosterman is also well-versed pop culture, as his book “Chuck Klosterman IV: A Decade of Curious People and Dangerous Minds,” is a collection of articles, previously published columns and a semi-autobiographical novella.
The book consists of three sections: Things That Are True is a collection of previously-published interviews with new introductions and footnotes; Things That Might Be True collects previously-published opinion articles that include new footnotes and are preceded by hypothetical questions and Something That Isn’t True At All is the beginning of an unfinished novel written in 2000.
This final section is a departure for Klosterman, as it is his first published work of fiction.
The main character, Jack, is allegedly based upon Klosterman’s personality traits, but the author asserts that the events which occur in the story are completely fictional.
Throughout the book, he pulls together profiles, trend stories and opinions and theories on everything from monogamy to pirates and robots.
These topics are trivial in most situations, but Klosterman has his own way of reading into things.
A story about the pirate trend that swept our country (thanks to Johnny Depp) can become an intimate discussion on how people view themselves and what piracy really stands for.
An interview with Britney Spears can become a philosophical endeavor in which he will realize a myriad of things about public icons in general.
In “IV,” as Klosterman interviews Spears, the “southern-fried sex kitten,” his brief time with the once-admired pop star provides a giggle-inducing account of what the woman really is like, and what it was like to interview her.
“After I spent my time with Spears, people kept asking me ‘What is she really like?’ My answer was usually, ‘I don’t know, and I don’t think she does either.’ And that’s not sarcasm,” Klosterman said.
Chuck Klosterman will crack up the reader as they think to themselves, “I’ve thought and wondered all of these things before, it has just never been put so succinctly.

  • Mesa Legend Staff

    These are archived stories from Mesa Legend editions before Fall 2018. See article for corresponding author.

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