Girlfriend in a Coma

by DOUGLAS COUPLAND | Literature & Fiction |
ISBN: Global Overview for this book
Registered by cyber-pixie of Chatham, Ontario Canada on 11/6/2002
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5 journalers for this copy...
Journal Entry 1 by cyber-pixie from Chatham, Ontario Canada on Wednesday, November 6, 2002
"After making love for the first time, high school senior Karen confides to her boyfriend Richard of the dark visions she's been recently suffering. Its' only a few hours later that snowy Friday night in 1979 that she descends into a coma.... she remains in a coma for the next seventeen years."

This first part of the story tells of how her circle of friends grow up without her. A wonderful story of love and devotion and the impact that memory and hopes and dreams have on them.

"Upon Karen's reawakening, life grows as surreal as their television show. With apocalyptic events occurring, Karen, Richard, and thier friends explore the essential mysteries of life, faith, decency, and existence. Amid the world's rubble they attempt to restore thier own humanity."

This second part of the story is quite different from the first. Almost too much so. Coupland tries to prepare us for it (I think) by referencing such things as The X-Files, FX, and drug-use... but the departure takes awhile to get used to. And there is no time to adjust since cataclysmic events happen so quickly. I found it difficult to reconcile the two parts.

That said, I really enjoyed the story and it's "message". I read it in one twelve-hour span and although I didn't like the ending, I didn't view it as time ill-spent.

Journal Entry 2 by cyber-pixie from Chatham, Ontario Canada on Tuesday, September 9, 2003
Strangest thing happened...

I was away for awhile and upon my return there were 3 requests for this book! I don't like saying "no", so decided to start a bookring. I'd really like to read this again once it's been around the world!

BOOKRING PARTICIPANTS:

kymberlie -- US
digitaltempest -- US
fanclub -- US
ramson -- US
reader1212 -- US
fio-dagua -- Portugal
mfa -- Portugal
flloorr -- Portugal
Theresa-A -- UK
Gilli -- Australia
Hawkette -- Australia
tintti -- Finland
MsPooh -- US
quorchester -- US
thescreaming -- US
squirrel818 -- US
cestmoi -- Canada

Being mailed to kymberlie!

Journal Entry 3 by kymberlie from Spring, Texas USA on Tuesday, September 23, 2003
Received today - thanks, cyber-pixie! Going to start this as soon as I can. Really looking forward to reading it.

Journal Entry 4 by kymberlie from Spring, Texas USA on Saturday, October 18, 2003
From the start, I could not put this book down. I found Coupland's voice to be so engaging and his characters so real. I could not wait to see what was going to happen next.

Almost the entire novel was a surprise - I could not predict what was going to happen next and where it would end up. Saying that, however, I felt that the ending was weak. The book seemed to just kind of end. The last thirty pages or so were very disappointing in light of how much I enjoyed the book, but I would still highly recommend this one to others.

Journal Entry 5 by kymberlie from Spring, Texas USA on Wednesday, October 22, 2003
Mailed today to digitaltempest. Hope you enjoy it!

Journal Entry 6 by digitaltempest from Montgomery, Alabama USA on Monday, October 27, 2003
Arrived today. I have a couple of books to read before this one, but I'll put it on the top of my pile so I can have it on its way. Thanks! :D

Journal Entry 7 by digitaltempest from Montgomery, Alabama USA on Tuesday, November 11, 2003
Finished this today. Meant to have it off by the weekend, but I fell a little behind.

I enjoyed this very much. It still had the same theme as Coupland's Generation X to me -- the whole "what is the meaning of life" thing, but this was better presented. I even had to reread the ending because I had mixed feelings about it, but now, I've decided that it's just perfect the way it is.

Sending off to the next bx-er, tomorrow.

Journal Entry 8 by fanclub on Friday, December 19, 2003
Received today from a fellow bookcrosser...can't wait to read!

Journal Entry 9 by fanclub on Saturday, January 3, 2004
I *loved* this book! It really gave me the willies, and there was a sadness to the ending, which I expect was meant to be uplifting, but I found slightly....unsatisfying...but still a great read! :)

Released on Saturday, January 03, 2004 at SENT TO FELLOW BOOKCROSSER in RABCK, postal release USA.

On its way to reader1212...enjoy!

Journal Entry 11 by reader1212 from Federal Way, Washington USA on Tuesday, January 13, 2004
Rec'd the other day as part of a ring, I have several other books to read before it but hope to get to it before too long.

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