Generation A

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• Generation A by Douglas Coupland

  Douglas Coupland has long been a shrewd observer of modernity. He shares Brett Easton Ellis's concern with the enervating effects of consumerism and Chuck Palahniuk's fascination with strange subcultures. But Coupland is more optimistic than these tw ... (read full critics)

  guardian.co.uk published on Fri, 24 Sep 2010

• Generation A, by Douglas Coupland

  Home Contact us Posts Comments Generation X, a tale of youth in revolt against an increasingly consumerist society, was Douglas Coupland’s hugely successful first novel and he has returned, with moderate success, to the same style of framed narrative ... (read full critics)

  bookgeeks published on Fri, 24 Sep 2010

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  Generation A

  This was my 7th Coupland to date. I don't think Generation A was his best, but maybe that is only because I know what to expect. Plotwise Generation A could have been a lot better, especially the last 20 or so pages. But Coupland's strength has never been in the plot, but in the mono- ... (continue)

  This was my 7th Coupland to date. I don't think Generation A was his best, but maybe that is only because I know what to expect. Plotwise Generation A could have been a lot better, especially the last 20 or so pages. But Coupland's strength has never been in the plot, but in the mono- and dialogue, and the analysis of modern-day culture. The things his characters think or say had me laughing more than once, and had me thinking about myself and us on this weird planet even more. I will not say anything about the story here, for you can look that up elsewhere. Suffice it to say that I recommend this book and can't wait to read the next Coupland novel.

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  Corstin said on May 31, 2010 about the Others edition | Add your feedback

• pag. 233

  "When you read a book, whose voice is it you hear inside your head?"

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  Lili said on Nov 21, 2010 about the Others edition | Add your feedback

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  This is my last Coupland book.

  Mr Coupland, please: next time you want to write two-pages weird short stories, do it on your blog, not in a book you sell. This is the very last one I buy, anyway. You lost your elan, there is no more charme in what you are writing. The Gum Thief was not so good, but this is really embarassing. Ple ... (continue)

  Mr Coupland, please: next time you want to write two-pages weird short stories, do it on your blog, not in a book you sell. This is the very last one I buy, anyway. You lost your elan, there is no more charme in what you are writing. The Gum Thief was not so good, but this is really embarassing. Please.

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  Lenz said on Oct 15, 2010 about the Others edition | Add your feedback

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  Like Decameron, just better.

  What a treat. A hopeful novel that's full of humanity with a bunch of characters that epitomize Coupland's entertaining abilities. With amazing ideas like the earth sandwich that are so Couplanesque. Full of subtext and profound reflections on what technology is doing to us all. This is Coupland at ... (continue)

  What a treat. A hopeful novel that's full of humanity with a bunch of characters that epitomize Coupland's entertaining abilities. With amazing ideas like the earth sandwich that are so Couplanesque. Full of subtext and profound reflections on what technology is doing to us all. This is Coupland at his best. Rich, thought provoking and always living ahead of everybody else. Still by far the best writer around. Thanks Doug, you've nailed it again. Can't wait for the next one.

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  nuriape said on Dec 3, 2009 about the Others edition | Add your feedback

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  a disappointment.

  I definitely expected too much going into this.I miss Andy, Claire, and Dag.

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  oldladyofchertsey said on Nov 13, 2009 about the Others edition | Add your feedback

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• English Books
• Paperback 297 Pages
• ISBN-10: 1439157022
• ISBN-13: 9781439157022
• Publisher: Scribner
• Pub date: Jun 08, 2010
• Also available as: Others and eBook
• In other languages: other languages Deutsche Bücher, Libros en Español, Libri Italiani

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