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A review by cntorres84
I Wear the Black Hat: Grappling With Villains by Chuck Klosterman
3.0
I found myself interested in this book based solely on the cover. I've mentioned this in a previous review I wrote, but I'm one of those people that can't help but judge books based on their cover.
Give it some curb appeal!
I teach high school English and I read this book for the first time at the beginning of last year because I was interested in teaching it to my seniors. I was not disappointed! Sometimes Klosterman's writing was a bit mundane and as if he wasn't interested in writing that particular chapter, but overall this was a great read. He brings up a lot of great points and ideas about what we consider to be a villain, both in real life and in fiction. He discusses people such as Bill Clinton, O.J. Simpson, and Batman just to name very few. He makes us questions our own beliefs while at the same time not necessarily telling us what to think. Klosterman allows the reader to come up with their own conclusions about each person he brings up. It made for some incredible classroom discussions and gave my students the chance to hear different perspectives and even brought us some debates. It was a lot of fun! I'm dying to teach this book again. Unfortunately, I'm at a different school now and the resources for obtain 40 copies of this book are not readily available. Someday...
I find myself eyeballing this book over and and over again because I want to reread it. Perhaps that will be a summer project...
Give it some curb appeal!
I teach high school English and I read this book for the first time at the beginning of last year because I was interested in teaching it to my seniors. I was not disappointed! Sometimes Klosterman's writing was a bit mundane and as if he wasn't interested in writing that particular chapter, but overall this was a great read. He brings up a lot of great points and ideas about what we consider to be a villain, both in real life and in fiction. He discusses people such as Bill Clinton, O.J. Simpson, and Batman just to name very few. He makes us questions our own beliefs while at the same time not necessarily telling us what to think. Klosterman allows the reader to come up with their own conclusions about each person he brings up. It made for some incredible classroom discussions and gave my students the chance to hear different perspectives and even brought us some debates. It was a lot of fun! I'm dying to teach this book again. Unfortunately, I'm at a different school now and the resources for obtain 40 copies of this book are not readily available. Someday...
I find myself eyeballing this book over and and over again because I want to reread it. Perhaps that will be a summer project...