A review by j_lei
I Wear the Black Hat: Grappling With Villains by Chuck Klosterman

4.0

Klosterman's collection of meditations on villainy is a quick-read. Referencing pop-culture creations and personas including Batman, Taylor Swift, Walter White, OJ Simpson, and yes, even Hitler, Klosterman explores his essential thesis that, "the person who knows the most and cares the least is the villain." I'd hoped for a few more tv culture references from the last decade, but Klosterman is, obviously, about 10 years older than me in the pop-culture game (judging by his numerous music and sports related anecdotes). I found this aspect of his frame of reference interesting -- as I was unfamiliar or tangentially aware at best of most of them.
I believe hist thesis has merit and his writing is both informed and entertaining.