A book I enjoyed though it goes into the weeds, at least for a casual and distracted fan like me ... One of the best things about his writing is watching him put his ideas on trial: He’s judge and jury, witnesses and bailiff, prosecutor and defense attorney.
A strange book — an impassioned collection of essays about the game that would make an awkward gift for the fan in your family ... Klosterman often seems inclined to put you off watching the sport ... His command of esoterica generally serves the meatier questions that football engenders.
In Football, the cultural critic Chuck Klosterman sizes up the sport’s 'unrestrained popularity' as 'something unsettling' ... Offers a fresh interpretation of football’s relationship to television, the medium that fueled its growth. Football is a perfect sport for the box because TV viewers see far more of the game than do those in attendance. The point isn’t original, but Mr. Klosterman takes it further ... The book does have worthy insights.
