Girlfriend in a Coma
by Douglas Coupland
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Author: Douglas CouplandEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 1999-03-01
ISBN: 0060987324
Number of pages: 288
Publisher: Harper Perennial
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Book Review: A Wild Trip
Summary: 5 Stars
Coupland is one of my favorite authors. I had hesitated to read Girlfriend for a long time. The story is a bit creepy. Or so it seemed. It has all of Coupland's trademark wit, humor, crackling ideas, and insights. The characters are fairly well drawn and Richard makes a particularly warm hearted main character. Linus and Wendy too. Is it a perfect book? No. But it is original and where it is not, it winks to it's inspirations. Coupland takes chances with this book--and that is what I like about it. Does the end (and end of the world) work as well as you might hope? Not exactly, but it is hopeful. Like "Life After God" Coupland wants to look inside ourselves and consider our lives. Our world. What of it? Is it all bad? No. These characters--a ghost, a coma victim, drugged out TV people, a doctor, etc...get us to think. I applaud Coupland. He tackles similar issues in Miss Wyoming too. Wymoing is a more traditional look at these issues--love as salvation. Here, it is even bigger as we ponder faith, self-improvement, etc. So, sometimes we go to Plan B or it takes us, as Jared says, until the third time to learn. Coupland makes us THINK and may not be as profound as some reviewers might wish--but does it matter. He can touch you. Isn't that the most important thing?
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