I Wear the Black Hat: Grappling With Villains (Real And Imagined)
Dani says:
Worth checking out if you're a fan of Chuck Klosterman's writing. It reads like a conversation with someone who makes a lot of great and unexpected observations, but it didn't coalesce in the end for me. At times I felt it was meandering or struggling to tie in bits that he wanted to discuss into his larger theme exploring villainy. He proclaims his central conceit is that 'The villain is the person who knows the most but cares the least.' It's an interesting idea that he directly refu...tes in a latter essay, without ever reconciling. The book works more as a collection of ideas and research that was still in need of being written as a persuasive document.In the end, I like Klosterman's voice and ideas, and the way he finds valuable insights in random pop culture histories. But for others, mileage may vary.
Rim says:
Very disappointed with the direction Klosterman went in this book. I'm normally a huge fan of his non-fiction works but this one just seemed like he was rambling the whole time. Some of his concepts on different villains were interesting (my favorite were the chapters on Hitler, and the one based around Sharon Stone's character in basic instinct. Yet, mostly, his thoughts didn't tie together to get his points across. Bummer.MoreLess
Worth checking out if you're a fan of Chuck Klosterman's writing. It reads like a conversation with someone who makes a lot of great and unexpected observations, but it didn't coalesce in the end for me. At times I felt it was meandering or struggling to tie in bits that he wanted to discuss into his larger theme exploring villainy. He proclaims his central conceit is that 'The villain is the person who knows the most but cares the least.' It's an interesting idea that he directly refu...tes in a latter essay, without ever reconciling. The book works more as a collection of ideas and research that was still in need of being written as a persuasive document.In the end, I like Klosterman's voice and ideas, and the way he finds valuable insights in random pop culture histories. But for others, mileage may vary.
Rim says:
Very disappointed with the direction Klosterman went in this book. I'm normally a huge fan of his non-fiction works but this one just seemed like he was rambling the whole time. Some of his concepts on different villains were interesting (my favorite were the chapters on Hitler, and the one based around Sharon Stone's character in basic instinct. Yet, mostly, his thoughts didn't tie together to get his points across. Bummer.MoreLess
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