- Paperback: 384 pages
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0060987049
- ISBN-13: 978-0060987046
- Product Dimensions: 20.1 x 13.5 x 2.5 cm
- Shipping Weight: 318 g
- Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (186 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #362,691 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Entertaining and moving,
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This review is from: Microserfs (Paperback)
I re-read this book recently and was amazed by how moving and entertaining it continues to be. It's an incredible portrait of the 90s, post-internet, pre-Google era when Silicon Valley went from geeky to sexy. What holds up especially well are the characters and how they all come to blossom over the book in different, sometimes funny, sometimes dramatic ways. Recommended.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Microserfs a picture of modern day Americana,
By Turquoise Hereford (Rochester, NH USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Microserfs (Paperback)
Microserfs is yet another novel by canadian author Douglas Coupland set in the US. To the blind eye it would seem that Coupland is a bit obsessed with America. To the eye of a cynic he is simply intrigued by all our quirks. Intrigued by our abilty to idolize the "idea" of one. Microserfs takes place during the early 1990's, the era of Bill. Not Bill Clinton, Bill Gates. The whole story is about american tech geeks that practically worship the cpu and business genius. Geeks that are almost non-human untill they branch off on their own to create their own ideas. The minute the group of friends leave the Microsoft compound the story takes flight. The characters become loveable. I admire Couplands writing style because his books don't end with a cliched "happy" ending. He leaves the reader with something to think about. It's as if he doesn't really end his books. He doesn't allow you to say goodbye to the characters. After reading the last page you set the book down knowing that life goes on for the characters. It's kind of like saying "See you later" instead of goodbye. He always leaves you thinking in the end. Microserfs is a great novel, after reading it you may become a Douglas Coupland fan as well. If you do decide to read more of his work please read "Shampoo Planet", it's hands down his best work yet.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Buy this book for the geek you love or even like,
By "cyndiz" (Victoria, TX United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Microserfs (Paperback)
This book is hilarious, and so true to life. I like how this book reprensents the characters in a way that makes them real, even likeable, and not just a bunch of nerds with strange quirks. A must read if you or anyone close to you is a programmer.
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