He delves into how Pamela Anderson helps us understand where we are as a society and, like it or not, how she is this generation’s Marilyn Monroe.

With “Fargo Rock City” and “Killing Yourself To Live,” Chuck Klosterman proved that he can pretty much have a conversation about anything.

With “Sex, Drugs, and Cocoa Puffs: A Low Culture Manifesto” he gives continuity to an impressive, clever way of bringing the most random topics together to prove a point.

“Sex, Dugs, and Cocoa Puffs” combines music, porn, racism, his hatred of soccer, serial killers, Zack Morris, tribute bands and “The Real World” and keeps the reader completely engaged at all times.

Aside from having an exhaustive knowledge of a variety of subjects, Klosterman picks topics that no one ever considers tying together until reading his writing and nodding in agreement.

He delves into how Pamela Anderson helps us understand where we are as a society and, like it or not, how she is this generation’s Marilyn Monroe.

He also argues that the Lakers-Celtic rivalry of the ’80s symbolized everything happening in America at the time. And that Billy Joel will never be cool, but he will always be great.

And that movie-portrayed relationships are ruining all of our real relationships.

“Sex, Drugs and Cocoa Puffs” could be the most entertaining piece of writing on the market right now. Even if the title alone is not quite the attention-grabber, it is what the inside that keeps you up all night.

“The subjects in this book are not the only ones that prove my point; they’re just the ones I happened to pick before I fell asleep,” Klosterman wrote. “In and of itself, nothing really matters. What matters is that nothing is ever ‘in and of itself.’ ”

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