As one of the younger persons in the generation that Douglas Coupland arguably named Generation X, it is no surprise that he can write so methodically and philosophically about tragedy and grief.
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Coupland’s ‘Psychotic’ family portrait is as real as it is unflattering
In All Families are Psychotic, author Douglas Coupland creates a sort of funhouse mirror of what family life is like. Sure, it’s often distorted and even frightening, perhaps, but there remains an element of our own truth staring back at us.
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Every major city in the world has a talented writer. Every city in the world has a travel guide of some sort, but what City of Glass: Douglas Coupland’s Vancouver does is marry the talented writer with the travel guide glued together with a passion for one’s own hometown, to create not just a travel guide, but a glimpse into local life.
I read the 2006 Revised Edition, but originally published in 2000, this book is Vancouver’s ABCs, a local tourism perspective, the likes of which you’d need to find a very good local blogger to get from anywhere else.
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Six Great (and Unfortunately Relevant) Quotes from Miss Wyoming: A Book Review
Miss Wyoming is the story of Susan Colgate, a former Miss Wyoming, and John Johnson a Hollywood producer, and luckily, author Douglas Coupland isn’t creating the same star-crossed lovers romance that you’ve read before. This is unique, which also makes it a highly entertaining read.
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Girlfriend in a Coma is another thought provoking novel from Douglas Coupland
USA Today called Girlfriend in a Coma ”A message of hope and a challenge to . . . cynicism.” And they’re absolutely correct which is why this novel written by Douglas Coupland and first published in 1998 remains relevant, and ages very much like a fine wine.
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