Polaroids from the Dead: And Other Short Stories
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For years, Coupland's razor-sharp insights into what it means to be human in an age of technology have garnered the highest praise from fans and critics alike. At last, Coupland has assembled a wide variety of stories and personal "postcards" about pivotal people and places that have defined our modern lives. Polaroids from the Dead is a skillful combination of stories, fact and fiction -- keen outtakes on life in the late 20th century, exploring the recent past and a society obsessed with celebrity, crime and death. Princess Diana, Nicole Brown Simpson and Madonna are but some of the people scrutinized.
Douglas Coupland
Douglas Coupland first came to prominence as the author of Generation X (1995). He followed that with a sequence of ever-more daring and inventive novels, including Life After God, Girlfriend in a Coma and Hey Nostradamus! He lives in Vancouver.
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- Rating: 2 out of 5 stars2/5Not my favorite of Coupland's books by any stretch, but Polaroids From The Dead did offer some insightful observations about pop culture and its effects on the way we view life in general. I've always felt that reading Coupland speeds up the pace of your thinking, but diminishes the depth of those same thoughts. While that may seem a rather negative comment to make about a writer, it is totally in keeping with the topics and characters he creates. And with the society he critiques.
- Rating: 2 out of 5 stars2/5A rehash of pop culture - lost its edge compared to his first novels