Generation X: Tales for an Accelerated Culture
7 journalers for this copy...
Hm, my copy doesn't have a pink cover.
Anyway, despite being his most generally well-known book, Gen X isn't my favorite of Coupland's works. I think it may have struck more of a chord with me if I were 5-7 years older, or if I had read it shortly after it came out (which I'm not, and I didn't). Nonetheless, it's an interesting complement to his other writings, if you're a groupie like I've become.
Anyway, despite being his most generally well-known book, Gen X isn't my favorite of Coupland's works. I think it may have struck more of a chord with me if I were 5-7 years older, or if I had read it shortly after it came out (which I'm not, and I didn't). Nonetheless, it's an interesting complement to his other writings, if you're a groupie like I've become.
Journal Entry 2 by katn77 at Fellow bookcrosser in Hawthorn, Victoria Australia on Thursday, December 12, 2002
Release planned for Monday, December 16, 2002 at A fellow bookcrosser in Hawthorn, Victoria Australia.
I'm sending this to sarah-melbourne as part of a Coupland bookswap.
I'm sending this to sarah-melbourne as part of a Coupland bookswap.
Fantastic - Coupland at his very best.
I'm quite curious about it! Thanks, Sarah, you´re the best!
It wants to travel around the world!!! So, here starts a bookray!!!!
01. psmmr, Portugal
02. mfa, Portugal
03 tcp, Portugal
04 hertizel , Portugal <------------------- the book is here...
05 fanclub USA (HAWAII)
06 djf1968 USA (CALIFORNIA)
07 skcreader SW VA, USA
08 madder malaysia
09 Hawkette, Australia
10 Stergann, France
I'm sending it to pmmr right away!
Happy Bookcrossing!!
01. psmmr, Portugal
02. mfa, Portugal
03 tcp, Portugal
04 hertizel , Portugal <------------------- the book is here...
05 fanclub USA (HAWAII)
06 djf1968 USA (CALIFORNIA)
07 skcreader SW VA, USA
08 madder malaysia
09 Hawkette, Australia
10 Stergann, France
I'm sending it to pmmr right away!
Happy Bookcrossing!!
Journal Entry 6 by leitora at postal release in Porto - City, Porto Portugal on Friday, September 26, 2003
Released on Tuesday, September 23, 2003 at postal release in Porto, Porto Portugal.
the bookray is on its way..........
the bookray is on its way..........
just met psmmr in order to get the book. will read asap (too many rings, i know most of you are familiar with this...).
if portugal wasn't such a backard country, where everything happens 10 years later, i'd find this too too old for me... but apparently i belong to the generation-x and didn't even know about it. however, as these things are never as straight foward as that, there is a sort of estrangeness from our times, despite the anguish and aloneleness that remain.
apart from the little side notes, which are brilliant, where the book affected me the most was in its self-consciousness, that is, the need we seem to have to live our lives through stories. i wonder if one of the things that has changed indeed is that i prefer reading them to listening or telling my own...
apart from the little side notes, which are brilliant, where the book affected me the most was in its self-consciousness, that is, the need we seem to have to live our lives through stories. i wonder if one of the things that has changed indeed is that i prefer reading them to listening or telling my own...
Released on Tuesday, November 25, 2003 at mailed to another bookcrosser in Lisboa, lisboa Portugal.
enviado para o tcp, em oeiras
enviado para o tcp, em oeiras
I guess it mights have a great market share effect to appeal for all a generation, but for me the author didn't manage to avoid from stereotipyng, in all those nothing to do characteres. Where does start and where does end a generation is a hard question to answer, if such thing as a generation exists.
I am going to send it to then next person in the bookring list
I am going to send it to then next person in the bookring list
Release planned for Tuesday, December 09, 2003 at Lisboa in estação dos CTT, Envio Postal/Postal release Portugal.
Enviado para Hertizel em Mem Martins
Enviado para Hertizel em Mem Martins
Just got it! Will edit journal entry when i'm finished with it.