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catseye6773's review against another edition
4.0
Great book, one of those good nonfiction books that references and makes you want to buy other nonfiction books
aurahwhitethorne's review against another edition
4.0
I think about this book a lot and often bring it up in conversations.
toniclark's review against another edition
4.0
Both fun and thought-provoking. Enjoyed it immensely, highlighted liberally, and constantly interrupted my husband's reading to read lengthy passages to him. (He didn't seem to mind and enjoyed it as much as I did.)
acesy_vale's review against another edition
4.0
The audiobook kept my attention at times and during others I zoned out a bit. I think I’d like to come back to it in the future in book form for a more thorough reading.
bunrab's review against another edition
3.0
While I enjoyed parts of this, it seems to me that Klosterman focuses way too much on English-speaking culture, and US culture in particular. The things he looks back at 500 years ago happened elsewhere, and usually in other languages, yet he seems to think that people 500 years from now will be thinking about "who was the best musician" or "who was the best writer" exclusively from a US/UK pool. The book also seems at times like an extended excuse for him to be contrarian when ever he feels like it, because 500 years from now everybody might be wrong. It's a fun but self-indulgent book to read; don't make the mistake of thinking it's philosophically important, and don't cite it as a reference in a paper.
bayareabruin11's review against another edition
4.0
Always interesting reading Chuck. Thought this passage was relevant to our current hellscape: 'there's a greater detriment with our escalating progression toward the opposite extremity - the increasingly common ideology that assures people they're right about what they believe. And note that I used the word "detriment." I did not use the word "danger," because I don't think the notion of people living under the misguided premise that they're right is often dangerous. Most day-to-day issues are minor, the passage of time will dictate who was right and who was wrong, and the future will sort out the past. It is, however, socially detrimental. It hijacks conversation and aborts ideas. It engenders a delusion of simplicity that benefits people with inflexible minds. It makes the experience of living in a society slightly worse that it should be."
barrsfca's review against another edition
4.0
Gotta love any book that includes the footnote "I sometimes think I should have titled this book 'Aristotle: The Genius Who Was Wrong About Fucking Everything'".