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Girlfriend in a Coma

By Douglas Coupland

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| Audio Cassette | 9780694519514

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After making love for the first time, high school senior Karen Ann McNeil confides to her boyfriend Richard of the dark visions she's been recently suffering. It's only a few hours later on that snowy Friday night in 1979 that she descends into a coma. Nine months later she gives birth to a Continue

After making love for the first time, high school senior Karen Ann McNeil confides to her boyfriend Richard of the dark visions she's been recently suffering. It's only a few hours later on that snowy Friday night in 1979 that she descends into a coma. Nine months later she gives birth to a daughter, Megan, her child by Richard, the protagonist of this disturbingly funny novel.

Karen remains comatose for the next seventeen years. Richard and her circle of friends reside in an emotional purgatory throughout the next two decades; passing through careers as models, film special effects technicians, doctors, and demolition experts, before finally being reunited on a conspiracy-driven supernatural television series.

Upon Karen's reawakening, life grows as surreal as their television show. With apocalyptic events occurring, Karen, Richard, and their friends explore the essential mysteries of life, faith, decency, and existence. Amid the world's rubble they attempt to restore their own humanity.

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  • I know it's serious

    When I first reviewed this book in hardback, I held off on some of the plot's details: it was pretty much the first time a Coupland book had had a plot, after all (Microserfs might have had one for all I know, but no one I know has ever managed to ge ... (read full critics)

    guardian.co.uk published on Sun, 26 Sep 2010

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    Terrific concept, derived from a song that is total genious. The build-up is great too. Besides, climax and resolution are disproportioned and lazy as often Coupland is when it comes to finale. Still, I loved the novel, the way it depicts the '80s and '90s is amazing and absorbing!

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