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All Families are Psychotic / Douglas Coupland : 4 of 5
5.17.2003 10:45 PM \| Link	After reading this great book, I can say I'm caught up on all of Douglas Coupland's fictional novels, and I'm ready for another. This book was a bit surprising to me, because it had so much plot in it - usually it seems like Coupland writes much more about what happens inside a character than what they actually do in the world, but this story contains so many characters and flashbacks that the action never stops. That's not to say that character development is neglected - each member of the family does make a wonderful change, but it's handled in more of a narrative style than an inner dialogue. The plot is completely imaginative, of course, involving a truly strange, but believable family, involved in a NASA launch, divorce, AIDS, smuggling, adultery, and there's even a scene at Walt Disney World! Coupland always makes you appreciate life with his stories, and this one is no exception. Labels: books


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