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True to Coupland's style, the book reads lightning fast. The author punctuates his narrative with clipped dialogue and punchy exchanges that advance the palpable sense of unease and tension running throughout. And amidst the acrimony, Coupland throws a genuine caper into the plot, involving Prince William's farewell letter to his mother, Princess Diana. Add to that the oppressive heat and the postmodern, pop culture junkyard of Coupland's Florida setting, and the entire book brews and builds like a roiling tropical storm. --S. Duda --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
From Publishers Weekly
Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information, Inc.
--This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
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4.0 out of 5 stars
A good direction,
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This review is from: All Families Are Psychotic: A Novel (Hardcover)
"All Families Are Psychotic" feels like the book Douglas Coupland has been trying to write since "Girlfriend In A Coma", when he made the shift to creating essentially plot-driven novels instead of the cultural commentaries in the form of character sketches and essays -- though I doubt Douglas Coupland could ever abandon his fascination with pop culture (specifically post World War II pop culture). The end, or the point of (the moral to the story of) "Girlfriend In A Coma", lacked the depth that I felt was promised. And "Miss Wyoming", though fun -- all of Douglas Coupland's books are great fun -- was forgettable, leaving little, if any, residue. What makes "All Families Are Psychotic" better is likable characters, as good as the protagonist in his earlier "Shampoo Planet" -- one of my favorite Coupland books.Coupland is a "good" writer, but not a "great" one . . . at least not yet. For greatness he would have to restrain his signature insights into pop culture and his apocalyptic fears that the world is changing too rapidly for anyone to have stability (on this point he's just as bad as any doom and gloom preacher). He would need to direct his attention on the idiosyncrasies that makes human beings individual and unique: concentrate on the little picture, the "see the world in a grain of sand" picture, instead of the big picture. Great literature lives in the little picture. But he does seem to be moving in that direction . . . somewhat. Maybe the doom and gloom complaint is little less fair with "All Families Are Psychotic". He does attempt to give us a hope: that science, uninhibited by economic interests and limitations, is capable of . . . well I don't want to give away too much of the story. And I'm not very knowledgeable about science in general, so I don't know if the methods and propositions in this book are credible or far-fetched (I'm leaning towards the latter), but it makes for an interesting Wizard of Oz for adults at the dawn of the new millennium.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars
Thick on "story" -- interesting to read before movie.,
By Keri Stooksbury (Houston, TX USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: All Families Are Psychotic: A Novel (Hardcover)
I have loved Coupland since I first started reading "Gen X". I eagerly await each new release, and in reading the hype on this book was suprised to discover that the film rights had been bought by Michael Stipe of REM's production company -- bad thing to know before reading the book. I found myself engrossed in each page, trying to figure out how it would translate to film. The thing that sets this book apart from the others is that there actually is a A + B = C kind of story. You get the build up, the climax, the surprise twists, and the unexpected ending. It's a little off the wall (everyone in this damn book, save 2-3 characters, are sick), but a unique and fun read. I'm still puzzled as to who will play Janet. Sissy Spacek? Glenn Close? Ellen Burnstyn? A puzzler indeed.
4.0 out of 5 stars
Psychotic indeed....,
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This review is from: All Families are Psychotic (Paperback)
This is the book that got me hooked to Douglas Coupland. Odd but charming characters. Very entertaining!
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