Sex, Drugs, and Cocoa Puffs

A Low Culture Manifesto (Now with a New Middle)

By: Chuck Klosterman

Narrated by: Chuck Klosterman

Length: 5 hrs and 56 mins

Publisher's summary

From the kid who brought you Fargo Rock City, the first book in history to garner the praise of Stephen King, David Byrne, Donna Gaines, Sebastian Bach, Jonathan Lethem, and Rivers Cuomo, comes Sex, Drugs, and Cocoa Puffs, the first book in history to examine breakfast cereal, reality television, tribute bands, Internet porn, serial killers, and the Dixie Chicks.

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 a seemingly effortless ability to spin brilliant prose out of unlikely subject matter. 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 of the 1980s, 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 movies, sports, television, music, books, video games, 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.'"

©2003, 2004 Chuck Klosterman. All rights reserved. (P)2006 Simon & Schuster Inc. All rights reserved. Audioworks is an imprint of Simon & Schuster Audio Division, Simon & Schuster, Inc.

Critic reviews

"[Klosterman] is a skilled prose stylist with a witty, twisted brain, a photo-perfect memory for entertainment trivia, and has real chops as a memoirist." (Publishers Weekly)
"Intelligent analysis and thought-provoking insight....there is much here to entertain and illuminate." (Amazon.com)

A-O-K

Good book, there's nothing inherently wrong with it. I can appreciate the snarky Gen-X vibe going on. Some parts made me laugh out loud, but at the same time, the jaded attitude is a little tired. Klosterman is a good reader. I"ll probably listen to another book at some point.

I loved this book

I read this book after I read Dying to Live, Chuck IV and Eating the Dinosaur, I just wasn't sure I would like it. I loved this book. I laughed out loud throughout it and nodded along and found myself telling anyone who would listen that they should read it. Take Chuck with his ego and opinions and narcissism and love him as much as he loves himself.

Very Entertaining

I found this to be a very enjoyable book. The narration is very well done and the book itself is hilarious and often insightful.

Great Chuck

Insightful, smart, and spit out your coffee funny. This book is one more reason why I suggest this author to everybody I know. I’m also one of the very few humans from North Dakota I’m a little biased.

It was alright

It wasn't terrible, but it wasn't great. It had some funny parts. Would I read it again?... no, maybe just the funny parts.

golden nuggets of pop anthropology

in both content and form, he sounds like the comic book guy from the Simpsons, but it totally works.

Fun, still a fun take on "reality"

A fun, interesting and often humous book, sort of about the impact of pop-culture, music, and movies on life (the universe and everything). The audiobook was narrated by the author, who kind of sounded like comic book guy from the Simpsons, which isn't bad, it added extra humor to have Comic Book guy tell you about uncool things. The book also made me feel like a select group of people who didn't listen to music from the decade I was born in, or get taken in by popular TV 2 decades after I was born, even though this was the start of the reality TV craze. I will listen to other books because reality and pop culture march on.

Witty, Fun, Just What I Needed

This was my first Chuck Klosterman book, I was worn down by constant suggestions to read it by Audible and Amazon. I loved this book, I found myself holding off on finishing it so that I could savor the end. With that being said, this book is not for everyone. Make sure you read the description of the book before purchasing. If you like what you see, you will probably like the book. An easy five star for me.

A+

Really funny but more insightful...hard to describe; it's a great read. I'm a musician and once (jokingly) described myself as a "narcissistic hot dude." To love and get this book you have to know the person who recommended it to you. Hard to quantify, amazing to read; if you like it your are COOL, like billy joel.

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Who can do Klosterman better than Chuck Klosterman. His thoughts, timing, and delivery, make an hilarious book, an even better audiobook.