A review by jwmcoaching
Downtown Owl by Chuck Klosterman

4.0

I was a little iffy on this one when I first started it. I really enjoyed Klosterman's Sex, Drugs and Cocoa Puffs and I like his writing that he's done for Spin and The Onion . I just wasn't sure that he would be able to pull off a novel very well since he's essentially a chronicler of pop culture. I have to say, I was completely mistaken. Although there isn't an abundance of plot here, this is a really well done character study of three people living in a tiny North Dakota town and it chronicles roughly six months of their lives. It's not gripping because of the plot, but it is a real page-turner because the writing is so engaging and well-done.