I never knew
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aj – May 28th, 2006 at 8:58 pm
At least with his earlier stuff, i was always amazed how much Coupland (or at least the characters in his books) thought like I did. It was if they stole ideas right out of my head.
His newer novels have two-dimensional characters on purpose, I think. He’s consciously reminding you that you’re reading a novel, the same way that David Lynch made Twin Peaks as parody of a cheesy soap opera (referencing Peyton Place, in particular) with a darker, dreamlike center.
cfd – May 29th, 2006 at 5:18 pm
J’ai pas dit que je voulais être un grand écrivain! :)
(plutôt d’accord avec AJ et Nicolas, c’est son sens de l’observation et la façon d’exprimer ses observations qui font son talent!)
cfd – May 29th, 2006 at 5:28 pm
Et Nicolas n’a pas grand chose à envier à Douglas Coupland en terme d’écriture! (Bon ce n’est QUE des chroniques, mais elles sont toujours le fruit d’une observation savoureuse!)