HYPERtheticals: 50 Questions for Insane Conversations [Cards]

Chuck Klosterman (Author)

Product Details

• Cards: 51 pages
• Publisher: Potter Style; Crds edition (June 15, 2010)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0307587924
• ISBN-13: 978-0307587923
• Product Dimensions: 4.6 x 1 x 6.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #32,341 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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39 of 40 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Nice balance of lightness and depth, June 22, 2010

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Danny Volt (Michigan USA) - See all my reviews
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Not as good as getting a "real" Klosterman release, but this what-if deck of cards is thought-provoking, most of them featuring Klosterman's off-the-wall wit.

It has potential for party fun, assuming your crowd includes mostly pop-culture-obsessed, half-drunk philosophers.

One downside: About half of the questions previously appeared in "Sex, Drugs and Cocoa Puffs." Readers of that book won't find as much new material. But if it has been a few years since you read SD&C, it's fun to revisit those ponderables again.

A nice tide-over until Chuck gets us another book.

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Fun and Engaging with the right mind set., January 16, 2011

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David Stutzbach (All the way to the Garden State.) - See all my reviews
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Stumbled across this product and it seemed absolutely engrossing, so me and the wife picked it up. We both find this set of 50 questions (many are not that insane) to be a lot of fun. We bring them along with us in the car and depending on the group of people we might be encountering for an evening also to parties.

One of the cards prompted my mother, my wife and myself into a rather lively debate on how far you can hold a child accountable for their actions, and whether or not the adult version of that child is to be judged based on those actions. It's a conversation that lingered for at least a couple of days as new thoughts and arguments were presented. I brought it with me to a party that included some friends who we usually play somewhat unstructured boardgames with, and thought they would have thoroughly enjoyed it, but the interest level just wasn't there. To others it reminded them of school (i don't see how that's possible).

It's a product that your either going to really enjoy or just be bored to tears with. The latter of which i don't see how it's possible. A bit of how I approach it is to at times play the devils advocate on idea's that me and my wife instantly agree on, or see eye to eye on. In this way it allows us to unravel the question a bit more, and on at least one occasion doing this made me change my mind altogether. There are layers to most questions, but more then one card features a dud, but that may just be my outlook on the question. Much is left up to interpretation and this is a good thing.

As far as the quality of the cards, that leaves something to be desired. They are thin, very thin which i guess helped to keep the cost down, just don't let any younger kids get a hold of them lest they be folded bent and torn. The box they are housed in is robust thankfully. The cards title is on one side and features usually a clever bit of art (nothing intricate simple design motifs) and the reverse is the question. When you first read a few the questions seem to ramble on, but you quickly realize this is to help address "what if's" that might arise when discussing the question.

All and all a solid product and if your one to find your self browsing the cultural studies section at your local book store, then this is more then likely a product you will find yourself enjoying and reaching for anytime you get the opportunity. My favorite question thus far has been one involving "Stereotypical Jesus".

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great for fans of Sex, Drugs, and Cocoa Puffs!, June 18, 2011

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Eleni Psihogios (MUNDELEIN, IL, US) - See all my reviews

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I read Klosterman's book for a project and found that the questions interlude made for great conversations with my friends!! So I bought this for my friend's graduation present and we spent a good while discussing our opinions! Fantastic product!!