I met Douglas Coupland at a reading of "Girlfriend in Coma" years ago. He was totally cool, funny and down to earth We totally would have been BFFs. He was in a Smith's phase (obviously). The lights dimmed for a second at the reading and he said "Shoplifters of the world unite". We traded music recommendations after the reading. He was a cool, funny, genuine, down to earth dude. So I will always support him and buy his books.
Like all of Coupland's work, this one was a little depressing, while at the same time uplifting, with threads of pop culture, and an obsession with the apocalypse.
The story within a story could be criticized, but I thought it kept it moving nicely, and enjoyed the multiple narratives. I loved the nod to "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf" (Edward Albee), a favorite play of mine from college, and have now picked that up as my next read.
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