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Loading... All families are psychotic : a novel (original 2001; edition 2001)by Douglas Coupland
Work detailsAll Families are Psychotic: A Novel by Douglas Coupland (2001)
This was the first book of Douglas Coupland's that I read, and am willing to read more but was not overly impressed. Parts of the story were hysterical but I lost interest partway through the book. I mean, seriously. This many things cannot happen to one family. (  ) salgalruns | Apr 5, 2013 |  An amusing book to give to a family member. Or an amusing book to leave sitting on a coffee table for years after receiving it as a gift. Did not seem worth reading however. (  ) joeyreads | Apr 2, 2013 | Hilarious black humour. Dark, dark humour but the satire is buzzing and sparking with ideas. As nearly always, in a Coupland book the ideas are more important than plot or even character, but after just slogging through Don Quixote, this was exactly what I needed. (  ) Phil-James | Mar 30, 2013 | All families may be psychotic but this one was a bit too much so. The dysfunction in this family was so out there. There was way too much drama and competing storylines. This left little room for character development, hence I felt no connection. I kept hoping the book would get better but to my disappointment it never did. I read my way through it as it was a book club selection. If I hadn't committed to read it I probably would of abandoned it mid way. (  ) Christine_Gail | Mar 7, 2013 | Ending could have been better dealt with - especially re: the 'cure'. ( ) libgirl69 | Oct 4, 2012 | no reviews | add a review
Amazon.com Product Description (ISBN 0007117531, Paperback)On the eve of the next Space Shuttle mission, a divided family comes together...Warm, witty and wise, 'All Families Are Psychotic' is Coupland at the very top of his form. In a cheap motel an hour from Cape Canaveral, Janet Drummond takes her medication, and does a rapid tally of the whereabouts of her children. Wade has spent the night in jail; suicidal Bryan is due to arrive at any moment with his vowel-free girlfriend, Shw; and then there is Sarah, 'a bolt of lightning frozen in midflash' - here in Orlando to be the star of Friday's shuttle mission. With Janet's ex-husband and his trophy wife also in town, Janet spends a moment contemplating her family, and where it all went wrong. Or did it?(retrieved from Amazon Thu, 14 Feb 2013 13:50:36 -0500) No library descriptions found. |
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