Pros: Great new literature, funny and random, quite relaxed pace Cons: Some parts got distracting
I just finished reading JPod by Douglas Coupland after half a year or more of my girlfriend simply raving around it all the live long day and after successfully finishing it, I can safely imagine why she enjoyed the book so well. In ...
Pros: Compelling characters Cons: A few bizarre storylines, not as good as earlier work
Let me preface my remarks by stating that I've always enjoyed Douglas Coupland's writing. He has a knack for telling stories about seemingly hopeless individuals and situations that have a knack for working themselves out in the end. Characters often ...
Pros: Amusing characters. Witty prose. Accurately depicts cubicle life. Cons: Sidetracked by silly family subplot.
Douglas Coupland's Jpod is the perfect example of what can happen when an author gets sidetracked from his main premise. What could be an incisive novel about consumerism and pop culture gets lost in a sea of random events like dead bikers and ...
Pros: good character development, great dialogue Cons: outlandish plot not for everyone
JPod was my first experience with Douglas Coupland's work, and it's a book I picked up just by browsing my local bookstore, not based on anyone's recommendation or personal familiarity with Coupland's past novels. So I was pleasantly surprised when on ...
Pros: Easy to read, warm and engaging characters, plot mixes surreal and banal hysterically Cons: You might dislike the writing style or find it self indulgent
JPod is classic Coupland, with many similarities to Microserfs. It is very difficult to describe the narrative, as it is with most of Coupland's other works. For the most part, the narrative rambles on about the banalities and frustrations of a group ...
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