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"Sex, Drugs, and Coco Puffs"
« on: 07 Apr 2007, 15:42 »

Now I did the search, but it was only mention twice. And that was a while ago, so I wanted to start a topic about this book, as well as well as other books that relate to this type of lit.

I've only bought the book as of this morning. And have found it so far to be quite enjoyable. For being written by a man who is a complete moron. But no more than a moron than each other. The bases are practically trying to define our lives by our consuming nature. Via the media, drugs, sex ect. These things, he says define how we live out lives. And what we look for in life. I am tempted to give examples but I'm a lazy s.o.b.

I don't really believe his views though. I mean, I do agree that our consumptions influence our lives. but to completely define is just saying that humans nowadays have lost there own means of finding there way through life. I have a little more faith in humans than that. And I?m given shit for it everyday. -_- I believe we take everything we consume and then throw our own beliefs on it, tweaking it to fit what we want. It's still not what we really want, but it's not completely fake either.

I want to know your opinions, because this is a rather intriguing topic to me. As well as if you have read this book, what are your views on it? Also any other books similar in this lit. Pretty much anything Post. Modern. <_< I'm addicted.

-Robb
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bujiatang

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Re: "Sex, Drugs, and Coco Puffs"
« Reply #1 on: 08 Apr 2007, 07:09 »

I loved the bit about comparing apples and oranges.

hemaphroditic ground sloths. ha.
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Re: "Sex, Drugs, and Coco Puffs"
« Reply #2 on: 08 Apr 2007, 21:10 »

First, I think Chuck Klosterman is a brilliant pop culture writer.

Second, given society's tendency to soak up media information at an outstanding rate, I dare say it is impossible for whatever is pop culture at the time to not affect our lives.  For example, I have never seen Paris Hilton's sex tape nor do I really want to but I know it exists and for a time was big "news"(using that word in the most generous sense). 

The other day, I was actually thinking about how shows like Grey's Anatomy, Friends, etc have caused the concept of dating in older singles to take on a high schoolesque style.  In other words, today's working singles try to put "drama" in their relationships because they think this is normal.  But it has always been this way.  When James Dean wore a white T shirt with jeans, guys started whereing white tees and jeans.

Now, I would like to think that most people the effect is only minimal.  But for some reason, there are large groups of people who have to follow and emulate every trend on TV, radio, movies, etc. just to define themselves as the most up to date person.
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bujiatang

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Re: "Sex, Drugs, and Coco Puffs"
« Reply #3 on: 09 Apr 2007, 10:51 »

by post mod are you thinking post colonial?  Like Cloud 9?  or like Waiting for the Barbarians?

A fun book in a modern style is The Final Solution by Michael Chabon

or Love in the time of Cholera by Gabriel Garc?a M?rquez

or "House of Splendid Isolation" by Edna O'brien
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Re: "Sex, Drugs, and Coco Puffs"
« Reply #4 on: 09 Apr 2007, 15:56 »

Interesting choices. Both Chabon and Marquez are better known for other works, if I'm not mistaken. In fact I'm reading The Adventures Of Kavalier And Clay right now.
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Re: "Sex, Drugs, and Coco Puffs"
« Reply #5 on: 11 Apr 2007, 00:56 »

Paris Hilton's sex tape nor do I really want to but I know it exists and for a time was big "news"(using that word in the most generous sense).

Would you use the term 'sex tape' if you hadn't heard it in the media?
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« Reply #6 on: 12 Apr 2007, 21:53 »

Probably not, I would go with the term "low budget porno"
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bujiatang

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Re: "Sex, Drugs, and Coco Puffs"
« Reply #7 on: 22 Apr 2007, 18:30 »

you mean a stag movie?
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Re: "Sex, Drugs, and Coco Puffs"
« Reply #8 on: 22 Apr 2007, 21:44 »

GAHH!!!! I was just asked to define post-modernism, and ended up havingsomeone debate the merits of the philosophy with me, when I merely stated the ideas of others and no oppinions of my own. Anyway, on to ideas for reading... in terms of essays I would suggest looking into Baudrillard Simulacra and Simulations he is considered a strong source on post-moderism. If you are looking for post-modern fiction I would go with Vonnegut, or White Noise by Don DeLillo
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« Reply #9 on: 22 Apr 2007, 23:28 »

I'd add the Rabbit series by John Updike and Truman Capote's In Cold Blood to that list.
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Re: "Sex, Drugs, and Coco Puffs"
« Reply #10 on: 22 Apr 2007, 23:33 »

If on a winter's night a traveller is one of the finest examples of postmodern literature I can think of.
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bujiatang

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Re: "Sex, Drugs, and Coco Puffs"
« Reply #11 on: 28 Apr 2007, 09:05 »

A fun play to read is Top Girls By Caryl Churchill.  Find a well annotated copy because the dialogoue is intended to overlap. 

Fear and Trembling By Soren Kierkegaard goes well with In the Cathedral by TS Eliot. Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead by Tom Stoppard does well with Waiting for Godot by Samuel Beckett. 

If you can find a copy of it The Resisting Reader by Judith Fetterly is a good way to practice alternative interpretations.
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