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A review by tor
Girlfriend in a Coma by Douglas Coupland
3.0
This book had some strong, pretty, and thought-provoking writing. I felt it also had a strong sense of time and place (1970s-1990s Vancouver), which was a setting I enjoyed exploring. It was a different spin on an end-of-the-world book than what I've read before. I enjoyed the approach. The book felt very genuine.
The downsides of the book to me were that the pacing was slow for my taste, and that the ending was disappointing. Thoughout the whole book, there are mysterious things happening, and hints about a special meaning or truth. I kept waiting for a payoff from that foundation and it never really comes - the reason for what's happened and the special meaning are both (sort of?) vaguely revealed at the end, but not clearly enough to explain what has happened. To me it wasn't enough to satisfy my anticipation from the slow build up to that point!
The downsides of the book to me were that the pacing was slow for my taste, and that the ending was disappointing. Thoughout the whole book, there are mysterious things happening, and hints about a special meaning or truth. I kept waiting for a payoff from that foundation and it never really comes - the reason for what's happened and the special meaning are both (sort of?) vaguely revealed at the end, but not clearly enough to explain what has happened. To me it wasn't enough to satisfy my anticipation from the slow build up to that point!