I've really enjoyed some of Coupland's books. But I actively disliked every.single.character. In this one, and disliked the literary device of switching between the different POV's. ( )

I believe the author intended this book as a sequel to >Life After God,/i>, even going so far as to re-use the best line of that earlier book, and as a middle aged member of Generation X, I can get behind that. The climate crisis has supplanted nuclear warfare as our prime existentialist threat, while technology and capitalism fuel disconnection even more than 25 years ago. The ending is far too optimistic for a Gen Xer to believe, which downgrades my rating. Recommended for all libraries, especially readers of a certain age. ( )

Took me way too long to finish, not nearly as engrossing as the other books by Douglas Coupland. Skip it. ( )

I'm not sure I understood this book, in all honesty. Coupland is asking questions about humanity and society here, delving into themes like the meaninglessness of human existence, the inevitability of death, and what exactly it means to be human. I didn't feel that this was as much a story as it was a framework for him to discuss his ideas. The characters are more like sock puppets with Coupland speaking through them; their conversations easily and frequently turn to philosophical themes and the storyline itself is pretty absurd. My first Coupland book, and most definitely will not be my last! ( )

A really excellent novel on what it would be like if the world ran out of oil played out over five hours while five people wait in an airport lounge for their flight that will never depart.

I like this rating system by ashleytylerjohn of LibraryThing (https://www.librarything.com/profile/ashleytylerjohn) that I have also adopted:
(Note: 5 stars = rare and amazing, 4 = quite good book, 3 = a decent read, 2 = disappointing, 1 = awful, just awful.) ( )