Chuck Klosterman is a bit of a polarizing writer; likely due to his affiliation with music and "hip" culture. I get the feeling that a lot of people don't like him simply because he's a recognized music writer that has taste that not everyone agrees with. That being said, I finished reading his latest series of essays, Eating the Dinosaur, and rather enjoyed it. There are a couple of chapters on Sports that I glossed over but, on the whole, the subject matter is pretty intriguing. He compares Kurt Cobain to David Koresh, postulates on the Garth Brooks phenomena Chris Gaines, trumpets the greatness of ABBA and ponders why people feel the need to respond to interviews (beyond the obvious promotion scheme).

I'm going to make a conscious effort to complete a bit more reading this year and talk about it here. I've got no shortage of books in the "To Read" pile but it takes a bit of forced will to dive into them. Eating the Dinosaur was a great way to start off the year as a way to get the gears churning and get excited about reading regularly again. I suggest you pick it up and dive right in.