Girlfriend in a Coma

This one was suggested by etc.

I had trouble getting into it at first because of what I call Coupland’s “modern” tone. It’s not traditional. It’s not boring. It’s probably a good thing that I had to open my reading brain to hear something that I wouldn’t normally have selected, because, you see, this was a great book.

The girlfriend is in a coma. She gives birth to a child while in the coma. The kid grows into a teenager while her mother lays in said coma. This has potential to be a really cheesy story, but it turns out quite good. I read most of the book in fear that the ending would be one of those cop-out endings where everyone wakes up and it was all a bad dream. But no, it was better than that. Somewhere around 2/3rds of the way through the story turns Really Weird. Coupland avoids Really Shitty as he trudges out of Really Weird.

In my 3rd grade book report voice, “This book was a really good book. I really liked. it.”

If I had written this sooner after finishing it, I’m sure I would have more to say about it.

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