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Klosterman is at his best when he is discussing music, although I cannot verify or argue against his Weezer essay. The music essays are probably the best as a subject, but his football obsession is well-expressed and appealing to an NFL addict like myself. Some essays are hit or miss, but the perspective is usually insightful enough to keep you engaged. I probably found his laugh track essay that turned into a larger commentary on sitcoms problematic. It's just a real low-hanging fruit topic that has no traction that really does not extrapolate into anything larger like he was trying to do.
I really liked this. He has an analytical mind the way I do but uses it for less scientific pursuits, like football, ABBA, lurking your neighbors, Chris Gaines/Garth Brooks and the societal impact of laugh tracks. Most of the time I agree with him and appreciate the way he presents his arguments. I feel like we'd be pals in real life if we could meet. And even when he didn't convince me (advertising/Mad Men/selling an idea rather than a product), I still understood and appreciated what he was saying. Recommended for any Millenial who has a feeling about pop culture.
Entertaining, sometimes funny collection of essays.
Fantastic, thoughtful, inspiring.