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Re: coupland

i wrote a grad school paper (partially) on gen x a
couple of years ago.  i had read it for the first time
in '92 in undergrad and was completely entralled by
it.  took several years before i came too the
conclusion (flawed, most likely), that it is a
post-modern adaptation of kerouac's *on the road*. 
(that is not to downplay mr. coupland's particular
craft, mind you).

i don't know -- have a couple of friends who swear by
*shampoo planet*, even fewer by *microserfs*. 
coupland lost his appeal for me when he started doing
mtv commercials back in the day.

the paper actually got a surprisingly good grade...
--- Absalom Recordings <lists at absalomrecordings_com>
wrote:
> In my opinion Coupland's past his prime ... Gen X,
> Shampoo 
> Planet, Life After God and Microserfs are all sheer
> genius but 
> Polaroids from the Dead marked the beginning of a
> decline for him.  
> I could forgive him that one since it was a
> collection of essays etc 
> and not intended to be published as a book, but I'm
> pretty 
> unimpressed by Girlfriend in a Coma and Miss
> Wyoming.
> 
> Todd.
> 
> > Date: Sat, 12 May 2001 07:37:42 -0700 (PDT)
> > From: "J. Marie Hall" <fionaeval at yahoo_com>
> > Subject: Re: el microserf
> > 
> > [re: douglas coupland]
> > 
> > > favorite author, in fact, bordering on
> obsession.  i
> > > have all of his works (minus city of glass,
> which is
> > > only available in canada) and all of them are
> signed
> > > by the man himself.
> > 
> > how'd you swing that?? :)
> > 
> > > final story in life after God - 1,000 Years
> (Life
> > > After God). i've even adapted it for the stage.
> > 
> > that sounds neat...have you presented it yet?
> > 
> > "life after god" is the one i read a couple of
> months
> > ago.  i just bought "shampoo planet" to read next.
> 
> > from the little i currently know, i agree that he
> is
> > amazing.  i haven't been able to put his stuff
> down,
> > and a lot of it is the familiarity there.  he has
> > great instincts--and makes a very walkable space.
> > 
> > he doesn't mince words.  i also appreciated his
> not
> > being pretentious.  he is a fine thinker but with
> some
> > humility.
> > 



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