The author of Generation X and Microserfs has produced a work of
deep eschatological seriousness. December 15, 1979 is a busy day
for 17-year-old Karen. She lose her virginity, falls pregnant and
drops into a coma. Her boyfriend, Richard, suffers his own form of
extreme alienation from modern living, drifting drunkenly through
the years, unable to be any sort of father to his daughter;
incapable, indeed, of developing any sort of authentic personality.
Eighteen years later both he and Karen - now a middle-aged mother -
receive the wake-up call. Nobody catches the inertia at the heart
of late 20th century living like Coupland, and he writes with
shivering beauty, creating a tragi-comedy examining the dynamics of
modern relationships. (Kirkus UK)
What did Karen see that December Night? What pictures of tomorrow could so disturb her that she would flee into a refuge of bottomless sleep? What images would frighten her out of her body, making her leave the world? Why would she leave me? C’mon, Karen-BEB-sugar pops, starbaby – we all know life’s hard…we found that one out pretty quick. You told me we were all going to be dead – but – alive zombies in the future.That’s what you said. Fair’s fair. Tell us what you meant, Karen. I want an answer. Wake up. Wake up, Okay? We’ll drive down town and have an Orange Julius. Hey! – We’ll drive to the states for a steak dinner the size of a mattress. We’ll drive to Europe and drink champagne and we’ll stop in Greenland for ice cubes along the way.
Knock Knock. Who’s there? It’s me, Karen. No joke, no punchline – c’est moi. Will you come out? Or will you let me in?
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