Sex, Drugs, and Cocoa Puffs: A Low Culture Manifesto

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Countless writers and artists have spoken for a generation, but no one has done it quite like Chuck Klosterman. With an exhaustive knowledge of popular culture and an almost effortless ability to spin brilliant prose out of unlikely subject matter, Klosterman attacks the entire spectrum of postmodern America: reality TV, Internet porn, Pamela Anderson, literary Jesus freaks, and the real difference between apples and oranges (of which there is none). And don't even get him started on his love life and the whole Harry-Met-Sally situation.

Whether deconstructing Saved by the Bell episodes or the artistic legacy of Billy Joel, the symbolic importance of The Empire Strikes Back or the Celtics/Lakers rivalry, Chuck will make you think, he'll make you laugh, and he'll drive you insane -- usually all at once. Sex, Drugs, and Cocoa Puffs is ostensibly about art, entertainment, infotainment, sports, politics, and kittens, but -- really -- it's about us. All of us. As Klosterman realizes late at night, in the moment before he falls asleep, "In and of itself, nothing really matters. What matters is that nothing is ever 'in and of itself.'" Read to believe.

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It would be a welcome effort to see Klosterman tackle new trends in pop-culture such as Tweeting, the blog-o-sphere, Facebook, Farmville, etc. At its release, I would have given this book 5-stars. "Sex, Drugs, and Cocao Puffs" is the first truly interesting, relevant observations of pop-culture to come out in years. I will spare you my feelings on the content, which aligns with 95% of the other reviews on this site. Sadly, any pop-culture content becomes slightly less impressive as it ages.

For example, I found the entire chapter on Bill Joel being great, and not cool, extremely painful to read. But also, I think the book would be better if he approached topics in a broader manner. Shouldn't this be an attack on the entertainment industry, rather than poor John Cusack who is also trying make a buck.All in all, I hated this book. I've never watched MTV's Real World, and I'm just younger than the Billy Joel generation, so I don't quite grasp the weight of these issues.

I think you'll find better books out there. It's extremely difficult to read, because it's tough to make the connections and remain on the same thought path as the author. It's reminiscent of a tongue-in-cheek, pseudophilosophical/pseudological blogger's ravings that have never been opposed. This book is critical, and it does dissect some modern societal issues, but unfortunately the bad points of the book rule over the good points. I found the author rather labourious, and I really struggled to see the connections between some of the points that he raised. It's pidgin.)., and has never had his opinions debated.Also, I stay in South Africa and a lot of the stuff I couldn't relate to, because of the cultural references. For example, blaming John Cusack and the films he's been in for society's romantic expections, is a bit narrow minded and silly.

The author's extremely arrogant attitude takes a long time to get over. I was excited to read this book, because I was hoping that it would be a critical look at modern society. I must agree with a previous reviewer in that this book reads as though the author had sat down in front of his computer and typed it out to himself, got carried away, didn't have it proofread (a "pigeon" language. I would never recommend it to anyone.

He not only says the things I think and wish I could say. Chuck Klosterman is brilliant. He also thinks the things I wish I could think.

This Book is boring not funny and defenitely no worth to read. Don't waste your time

Add in about two hundred pages of topical references you won't understand unless you're between the ages of 30 - 35 and sentences along the lines of 'I'm not cool but here is what a cool, ironic person would say about this topic, which just happens to be the same opinion I hold, or maybe I don't' and you'll be readily prepared for the content of this book. I suppose his goal here was to assure the reader that he is absolutely shallow enough to cash in on this book despite its weak material. Congrats, buddy. Unfortunately, Klosterman's understanding of most topics (both the deeper social topics he tries to explore and the actual pop culture references) is as superficial as his wit.Basically, you could break the entire content of this book down into one sentence; stupid people emulate what they see on TV because they are often also shallow and because their lives suck. This book is terrible. Klosterman starts out with a few pages eluding to the fact that he is so superficially witty that he has been able to fool several attractive women into sleeping with him despite the fact that he apparently isn't attractive. I guess, at the very least, that's a trait I can identify with.Anyway, each chapter in this book contains a fairly self contained essay that is meant to examine a particular aspect of American culture as compared to, affected by, and/or resulting from a particular piece of pop culture.