Douglas Coupland
Wed, 2002-12-18 12:12
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Douglas Coupland
i just finished reading All Families are Psychotic by coupland.. and i am reviewing it for the magazine where i work... and i took a look at some of the reviews on the net and they weren't very nice.. all going on about how in comparison to the rest of his work it was a disappointing novel. now i havent read anything else by Coupland so i was just curious.. is that a fair criticism?
any opinions?
Liana
How odd, I have just STARTED reading this nancy. should i continue?
It seems a trifle bitty, though there are some excellently observed sentences...
nancy's mum
i know a nice boy in Australia who reads Douglas Coupland books...
now. what colour wedding dress do you want to wear?
Liana
*shrieks and runs a mile*
nancy
hahaha.. very good impersonation of my mother :)
Liana... i really liked it personally.. there were some parts where i just had to stop and say this is just way too unbelievable.. but it is a novel after all...
anyway i really really liked it and would recommend it to anyone.. it's an entertaining read...
markbrown
I really, really like 'Microserfs', it always reminded me of a more sedate 'American Psycho', there's a definate overlap of subject and concerns. Both are about emptiness, complete emptiness. Is 'All Families are..." about emptiness too?
nancy
i wouldnt really say it's about emptiness Mark.. more about relationships in a dysfunctional family.. it's like he's making a commentary on the lack of family values today.. at least that's my take on it..