This is the nonfiction tale of Chuck's road trip to visit landmarks of rock legend's deaths. But this is only the plot on face value, past that he uses his epic journey to discuss and reflect upon his relationships with three separate women. He goes so far as to categorize all the women he has dated in his life as all the band members of KISS. Mixed in with the examination of pop songs, music history, and drugs/alcohol are philosophical musings on the meaning of life and death.
Chuck Klosterman is obsessed with Pop Culture. It has been the focus of all of his books. His vaguely stream of consciousness style and constant references put some people off, and he has always polarized critics. Some hold him up as a master of his style, someone of value, while the others see him as a false persona who is only catering to his publishers by churning out fabricated "true stories". Both sides of the table seem to be adamant that their opinion is one hundred percent right. He has published six books since 2001 and is if not well liked, then at the least well known. He began his career as a journalist for a newspaper in his home state of North Dakota. After, he became and arts critic and then moved up to be a senior editor of Spin. Since being fired, he has been a regular contributor in many publications and has published his first novel. He graduated from the University of North Dakota in 1994, but I can't figure out what his degree was in.
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