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A review by skittyrreads
Girlfriend in a Coma by Douglas Coupland
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
My third Coupland and my least favourite so far. This just feels like a poor imitation of 'Hey Nostradamus', while the former was compact and focused, this felt all over the place and messy. Almost none of the idea's here (while all good idea's, if a little... boring? Played out?) are given enough time to be fully expanded upon.
The characters were standard for Coupland, and I personally didn't feel a connection to them.
Saying all this, the writing and prose is gorgeous, almost lyrical at points and the plot when interesting was very interesting.
The characters were standard for Coupland, and I personally didn't feel a connection to them.
Saying all this, the writing and prose is gorgeous, almost lyrical at points and the plot when interesting was very interesting.