Freshmen adjusting to life on campus, take heed: Tell people your favorite author is Chuck Klosterman. Dropping this universally hip name will make you not only appear tasteful, funny and introspective — it may just get you laid. But if you’re trying to impress some attractive yet uppity fiction purist, you’ll need to reference his latest work, “Downtown Owl.”
Klosterman — who has already cemented himself as one of this generation’s most important authors — has stepped out of the modern non-fiction realm that he was not only successful in, but helped to redefine. His latest, “Downtown Owl”, marks his exit from said genre as he embarks into unfamiliar territory: Fiction.
Citing, quoting, referencing or extolling Chuck Klosterman will not. get. you. laid.
Sorry.
While I do feel this writer harbors good intentions, Chuck Klosterman is not a no-fail party reference. In fact, it's best to read Klosterman quietly, by yourself and without audible comment. You should occasionally reference what Klosterman references—slyly, tactfully. Not a whit more.
