Girlfriend in a Coma – Douglas Coupland
September 16th, 2008 | Posted in Books
Just finished reading a book called “Girlfriend in a Coma” by Douglas Coupland, author of Generation X, jPod, and Miroserfs. This book tells the story of a girl named Karen, and how he starts to see scary visions about the future before falling  into a 17 years coma. The book is divided into three parts, part 1 is narrated by Karen’s boyfriend, the second by Karen herself, and the third by Jared, a dead friend of both characters.Â
Here is what the press said about the book:
In the UK, The Guardian described the book as Coupland “becoming extraordinary” (25 April 1998) and The Times as “a disturbing, thought-provoking and moving novel. Girlfriend in a Coma has something of the quality of a fairytale, but it contains a sharp realism that makes the book scarily contemporary”.Â
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Here is a short video made by Scottish Television about the book:
I enjoyed the book like all other ones I read by Coupland, I’ve become a hardcore fan I guess, so my opinion might be a little bit biased. Read this book if you are interested in contemporary fiction about life and self discovery.Â
