Ah, cubicle dwellers. With JPod, Douglas Coupland continues the exploration of the psyche of nerds he started in Microserfs, but instead of the well-researched and understated feel of that novel, JPod is like a soap opera on acid. The plot is completely over the top, and Coupland’s inclusion of himself as a character in the novel—an unpleasant character, to boot—is a bit hard to swallow. But it’s pretty pomo of him, one supposes.
Nevertheless, JPod is highly readable and full of memorable phrases, situations, and characters that capture the Zeitgeist.
Well worth reading.
Is there reason to upgrade from a 3 to a 5?
After all these years, Nic still can’t understand the American attitude to healthcare.
A sci-fi and fantasy heavy installment that includes The Valedictorian of Being Dead, The Mastermind, Broadsword Calling Danny Boy, Tiamat’s Wrath, The Raven Tower, The Liberation, The Light Brigade and Cryptonomicon.
Includes The Incomplete Book of Running, Aching God, The Murderbot Diaries, Lies Sleeping, The Consuming Fire, and Rendezvous with Rama.
Did you know Las Vegas is kind of nutty?
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