Charlie
This is the case of three stars is too low four stars is too high. I like this book though I didn't think it was fun to read. It was a book that everybody had to read in my high school but in the year before I started. I can understand why it was designed and I'm glad it was but I feel the telling of the story has matured over the years thanks to other authors. That said it was an important book in the culture and should continue to be read because it introduced Western world to The narrative of the negative effects of colonialism
I really enjoyed the structure of this book. 7 travelers on a package, ditched together by circumstance. Each tells their tale a la The Canterbury Tales. Each story is told differently and really well crafted. On to of yours, the world building is intriguing.
One of my favorites in this series. Best character development so far and it explores an aspect of the universe that is most intriguing.
Allie Brosh is amazing. Her art is so simple and evocative. And her storytelling is really clear and very effective. No one, no, ONE, is able to explain what their depression feels like so effectively, with so much emotion, and so humorously. Read this.
Absolutely engrossing, fun and haunting all that same time. A great take on what the afterlife may be. If only Zorastrism wasn't used because it has a funny name. Otherwise, brilliant.
This is so much more than a literary version of The Office. It is funny and touching and all about the life and relationships we have in our office lives, but it goes way beyond that. Even better, the voice is a very unique one and in fact , I would argue, is not just one. The trick though is that transition form one to the other is seamless. This was a great read.
Admittedly, I am a bit of a [a:Douglas Coupland 1886 Douglas Coupland https://d202m5krfqbpi5.cloudfront.net/authors/1264509011p2/1886.jpg] fanboy. I've got every book he's written and though they're not all great, I love it every time a new one comes out. this book, however, is different. It's obviously a labor of love and an effort to tell the story of someone Coupland saw as a hero. Reading it as an American was an illuminating experience for me. Terry Fox was an amazing, inspirational human being who is regarded as a national hero in Canada. Yet somehow, Americans know nothing of him, which is a shame.If you're curious, and you should be, this book is a great way to learn about Terry and about the love Canadians feel for him to this day, 30+ years after his amazing feat. Coupland combines his writing skill, his deep admiration for Terry and his excellent eye for design into a lovely coffee table book that is also an engaging read.
Great characters, though they're a lot of them which is hard to keep track of for me. The writing is wonderful. I feel like the connections to get me and discovered made this book, but could have been done without one storyline being included. That just felt extraneous.