Book 10/48: Generation X by Douglas Coupland
I am once again floored at Douglas Coupland’s knack for being ahead of his time. Not only did he coin the term “generation x” and “Mcjob” (which Seth Godin uses frequently), but he coins a number of terms that describe me and my life to a “T.”
Many of you know I am sucker for books on culture (and more of the popular kind), and this one is a winner. Now to be honest there are moments in Douglas Coupland fashion where his characters go off on one of their “stories” (read tangents) that make me wonder, but overall this book is fun story that makes me go uh-huh, right, totally, over and over again. He knows this culture and mine (especially if you have read jpod). And it has that dark humour as well.
I am not going to give it a CP ranking, because it is probably more fun to read that informational, but I do recommend Coupland in general if you are interested in understanding Canadian (and in this case American) culture.
Douglas, another fine job!
Tags: book review, Douglas Coupland, Generation X
If you have not yet heard, CBC has made a TV series based on jPod! The first season has finished broadcasting, however episodes will be rebroadcast in a month or so if you missed it, and are also available online here: http://www.cbc.ca/jpod
Unfortunately CBC has decided not to renew the show for a second season. To help save the show, please visit http://savejpod.ca
If you enjoy Coupland’s dark humor, try http://www.philalawyer.net. The author writes on a lot of the same topics often in the same way. dark.