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1. What is Chuck Klosterman's purpose in writing this book?

In the Introduction to this books, Klosterman says that his goal in writing the novel was to explain why we are alive. He admits that he examines this question through the use of popular culture references. He seeks to examine why his generation is as they are and what influences from his generation were used to shape the society he lives in.

2. Why do women have an illogical opinion of John Cusack, according to Chuck Klosterman?

According to Chuck Klosterman, women have an ideal of John Cusack that is illogical. Women view the actor as a perfect man because Cusack's character, Lloyd Dobler, in the movie "Say Anything." This character is the ideal sensitive man, and women assume Cusack is exactly like that in life.

3. What is fake love?

According to Klosterman in Chapter 1, fake love is the concept of love that pop culture gives young America. Americans watch Claire and Cliff Huxtable and the characters on Friends and read book characters such as Bridget Jones and think that their romantic lives should be like that.

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