Sex, Drugs, and Cocoa Puffs: A Low Culture Manifesto | 
pick8-18-22: My 81st finished book of 2022! My first Klosterman. This is a book of essays about lots of random stuff. Written in 2003, there are a lot of older pop culture references which I enjoyed. Some examples: Saved By The Bell, Guns N‘ Roses, Reality Bites, Star Wars…all clever and entertaining. Even funny at times. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️📖#️⃣8️⃣1️⃣
#curiouscovers I have read other Klosterman essays, & a fantastic novel by him (Downtown Owl), but this collection has been on my TBR basically since it was released in '03. I have been in a mood for essays lately & I might go ahead & read this one. I recently read the first one in the collection & found it really dated, so maybe I'll just check out his more recent work. Regardless this is probably one of the most iconic covers of an essay👇
Every other kid at Bayside was either a #nerd, a jock, a randomly hot chick, or completely nondescript; it was sort of like Rydell High in Grease. #QuotsyJan20
pickHubby and I listened to this audiobook on our road trip the other day. It is HILARIOUS. A super funny take on things like - how much girls loved John Cusack in the 80's and why, The Real World, Coldplay, and much more.
It‘s been my experience that most extroverted people think they‘re #introverts, and many introverted people make a similarly wrongheaded juxtaposition about being extroverts. Maybe that‘s why extroverts won‘t shut up (because they always fear they‘re not talking enough) while introverts just sit on the couch and do nothing (because they assume everybody is waiting for them to be quiet).
#QuotsyJan19 #introvert
panI finally gave Klosterman a try but he gets added to things that just aren‘t for me.This book was published in 2004 and touches on past pop culture phenomenons like The Real World and Reality Bites but even when I was interested in the topic I found his need to refer to Winona Ryder‘s rack or describe a TV show as “the one about the retard” really jarring. It made me question why I should care about what he thinks about anything.
bailedMisogyny runs rampant, and Klosterman uses casual slurs from the get-go. Abandoned this book within a few pages.
bailedI just can't. Skimmed the 1st essay because misogyny, skimmed a few more which were boring. It may be that the topics are dated, but hard pass just the same.
I'm reading all my impulse buys and get rid of ones I don't need for an upcoming move. It makes me feel as frazzled as my cat looks. Yes, he is kinda bald.
pickThe Real World and Saved by the Bell discussions were great. He lost me with the sports and Billy Joel parts. Overall a great read/listen. #overdrive
Life is rarely about what happened; it's mostly about what we think happened.
My #nonfictionlove almost always includes laughing. These are three of my all-time favs. They have such voice & wit in their writing! #somethingforsept #septemberphotochallenge @RealLifeReading
Goodwill haul! $12 🙃
pickThe definitive volume on 90's and early 2000's pop culture. Even if you aren't a follower of celebrity and music news, this book is an intriguing look into what fascinates us as a culture.
