The Visible Man - by Chuck Klosterman (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>"New York Times"-bestselling author Klosterman's second novel is "a tour de force exploration of intimacy and voyeurism" ("Publishers Weekly," starred review). A therapist is contacted by a cryptic, unlikable man who insists his situation is unique and unfathomable.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><b><i>New York Times</i> bestselling author of <i>Sex, Drugs, and Cocoa Puffs</i> and <i>Downtown Owl</i>, "the Ethicist" of the <i>New York Times Magazine</i>, Chuck Klosterman returns to fiction with his second novel--an imaginative page-turner about a therapist and her unusual patient, a man who can render himself invisible.</b> <p/>Therapist Victoria Vick is contacted by a cryptic, unlikable man who insists his situation is unique and unfathomable. As he slowly reveals himself, Vick becomes convinced that he suffers from a complex set of delusions: Y__, as she refers to him, claims to be a scientist who has stolen cloaking technology from an aborted government project in order to render himself nearly invisible. He says he uses this ability to observe random individuals within their daily lives, usually when they are alone and vulnerable. Unsure of his motives or honesty, Vick becomes obsessed with her patient and the disclosure of his increasingly bizarre and disturbing tales. Over time, it threatens her career, her marriage, and her own identity. <p/>Interspersed with notes, correspondence, and transcriptions that catalog a relationship based on curiosity and fear, <i>The Visible Man </i>touches on all of Chuck Klosterman's favorite themes--the consequence of culture, the influence of media, the complexity of voyeurism, and the existential contradiction of normalcy. Is this comedy, criticism, or horror? Not even Y__ seems to know for sure.<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>"Richly drawn and dryly funny...Klosterman is terrifically expressive, funny company.... Klosterman's unique voice is never less than right out in the open." --<i>Los Angeles Times</i><br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br>Chuck Klosterman is the bestselling author of many books of nonfiction (including <i>Sex, Drugs, and Cocoa Puffs, I Wear the Black Hat, Fargo Rock City </i>and <i>Chuck Klosterman X</i>) and two novels (<i>Downtown Owl </i>and <i>The Visible Man</i>). He has written for <i>The New York Times</i>, <i>The Washington Post</i>, <i>GQ</i>, <i>Esquire</i>, <i>Spin</i>, <i>The Guardian</i>, <i>The Believer, </i> <i>Billboard</i>, <i>The A.V. Club</i>, and ESPN. Klosterman served as the Ethicist for <i>The New York Times Magazine </i>for three years, and was an original founder of the website Grantland with Bill Simmons
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