Other Comedic Memoirs and Klosterman-esque books?

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I just finished Chuck Klosterman's "Killing Yourself to Live," which, unsurprisingly, I enjoyed tremendously. He's probably my favorite author right now and I was wondering if there were other books that implored a "Klosterman-esque" style (i.e. a mix a pop culture and humor). Any other comedic memoirs like "Killing Yourself..," Paul Feig's "Loser Goes First," or Dan Kennedy's "Loser Goes First."? Stuff like Sedaris? I hope this is clear enough. Thank you in advance.

― Tynan DeLong (TynanTynan!), Monday, 20 February 2006 03:34 (twenty years ago)

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― gear (gear), Monday, 20 February 2006 03:45 (twenty years ago)

Chuck Klosterman is awful.

― adam (adam), Monday, 20 February 2006 04:09 (twenty years ago)

SIMPLY THE WORST

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― midi sanskrit (sanskrit), Monday, 20 February 2006 04:41 (twenty years ago)

Neil Pollack

― cracktivity1 (cracktivity1), Monday, 20 February 2006 07:28 (twenty years ago)

If you liked Killing Yourself to Live, then maybe that Sarah Vowell book where she visits all of the sites of presidential assassinations?

Giddyup:

http://www.npr.org/programs/totn/features/2005/vowell/svowell_cover_200.jpg

― jaymc (jaymc), Monday, 20 February 2006 15:44 (twenty years ago)

Edit: Paul Feig's book was "Kick Me."

― Tynan DeLong (TynanTynan!), Monday, 20 February 2006 18:19 (twenty years ago)

I don't know Klosterman, but there seem to be no shortage of books such as the ones being listed. I tend to think of (and usually enjoy, enough) Joe Queenan or Will Ferguson (or Sedaris) for that sort of thing. Jack Douglas's "Shut Up And Eat Your Snowshoes!" is a older classic that I love, although I have no idea how much truthiness is involved with it.

― Casuistry (Chris P), Monday, 20 February 2006 20:44 (twenty years ago)

read some Mencken.

― Special Agent Gene Krupa (orion), Monday, 20 February 2006 21:10 (twenty years ago)

Klosterman is exactly the kind of self-serving cultural snake oil salesman whom Mencken would've skewered on a hot stick, like a chiropractor or country preacher pandering to the booboise (sic).

― m coleman (lovebug starski), Monday, 20 February 2006 22:50 (twenty years ago)

"assassination vacation" is terrific, way way better than vowell's other books. you should check it out even if you think you don't like her.

― J.D. (Justyn Dillingham), Tuesday, 21 February 2006 07:11 (twenty years ago)

yeah i enjoyed assasination vacation. neal pollack might be the best suggestion since he provokes the same 'somebody kill this douchebag' revulsion in me, neal (neil?) strauss also (have all 3 written for spin?). john leonard maybe?

― j blount (papa la bas), Tuesday, 21 February 2006 20:33 (twenty years ago)

Dan Kennedy's Loser Goes First is awesome.
see also, maybe, Richard Meltzer's Autumn Rhythm.

― Huk-L (Huk-L), Thursday, 23 February 2006 18:32 (twenty years ago)

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― gear (gear), Thursday, 23 February 2006 19:51 (twenty years ago)

http://www.schwartzbooks.com/mas_assets/full/41/0812967941.jpg

― Huk-L (Huk-L), Thursday, 23 February 2006 19:56 (twenty years ago)

― Beth Parker (Beth Parker), Friday, 24 February 2006 02:06 (twenty years ago)

jonathan ames what's not to love?

(nb: i'm not a klosterman fan, but i like ames and i think klosterman fans would too)

― gypsy mothra (gypsy mothra), Sunday, 26 February 2006 02:25 (twenty years ago)

i think i read a compilation of excerpts from some transsexual memoirs that ames compiled? not sure. it was ok. kinda boring, actually. but if you like chuck klosterman you probably like things that are really boring anyway, so yes, highly recommended. oh, it was called "sexual metamorphoses."

p.s. gear otm. way more important.

― caitlin oh no (caitxa1), Sunday, 26 February 2006 04:07 (twenty years ago)

oh, i meant about the rwanda thing but journey to the end of the night is really good also.

― caitlin oh no (caitxa1), Sunday, 26 February 2006 04:09 (twenty years ago)

how about some zizek

― caitlin oh no (caitxa1), Sunday, 26 February 2006 04:17 (twenty years ago)

billy childish - my fault

― gear (gear), Sunday, 26 February 2006 05:36 (twenty years ago)

caitlin: otm

― gear (gear), Sunday, 26 February 2006 05:36 (twenty years ago)

I heard Klosterman interviewed on the radio the other day. He did not show many signs of a sense of humour and made some dull points about people becoming untouchable after they die (no, really?) which did not make me want to buy his book.

― accentmonkey (accentmonkey), Sunday, 26 February 2006 11:39 (twenty years ago)

Untouchable, like, literally?

― Huk-L (Huk-L), Monday, 27 February 2006 15:11 (twenty years ago)

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