Douglas Coupland
Paperback | Pages: 244 pages Rating: 3.71 | 18294 Users | 681 Reviews
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| Title | : | Hey Nostradamus! |
| Author | : | Douglas Coupland |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Anniversary Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 244 pages |
| Published | : | July 2nd 2004 by Bloomsbury USA (first published 2003) |
| Categories | : | Fiction. Cultural. Canada. Contemporary. Novels |
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Pregnant and secretly married, Cheryl Anway scribbles what becomes her last will and testament on a school binder shortly before a rampaging trio of misfit classmates gun her down in a high school cafeteria. Overrun with paranoia, teenage angst, and religious zeal in the massacre's wake, this sleepy suburban neighborhood declares its saints, brands its demons, and moves on. But for a handful of people still reeling from that horrific day, life remains permanently derailed. Four dramatically different characters tell their stories: Cheryl, who calmly narrates her own death; Jason, the boy no one knew was her husband, still marooned ten years later by his loss; Heather, the woman trying to love the shattered Jason; and Jason's father, Reg, whose rigid religiosity has separated him from nearly everyone he loves. Hey Nostradamus! is an unforgettable portrait of people wrestling with spirituality and with sorrow and its acceptance.Identify Books Concering Hey Nostradamus!
| Original Title: | Hey Nostradamus! |
| ISBN: | 1582344159 (ISBN13: 9781582344157) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Literary Awards: | Canadian Authors Association Award for Fiction (2004) |
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Ratings: 3.71 From 18294 Users | 681 ReviewsPiece Out Of Books Hey Nostradamus!
This book is not very well known, however, I would recommend it to anyone whose mental health is in a stable place. It deals with a lot of dark subjects, and in my opinion, it does so pretty well! I enjoyed most of the philosophical passages in this novel, but sometimes its messages were hard to decipher or would come off as somewhat pretentious. Overall, I would give this one a shot if you like theological philosophy, can deal with triggering subjects (i.e. graphic detail of a school shooting),This is the worst book I've ever read and I've read in-progress drafts from beginning writers. There's zero difference in the narrative voices. There's a gimmick for how the story is being told (ex: a letter, notes by a court stenographer compelled to tell her story). The plot is laughable and the character reactions could be called "unrealistic" if the characters themselves behaved the least like actual people. I mean, "Well someone saw us together in this Vegas hotel lobby so, naturally, I
Not long after I began reading this book I found myself wondering Is this young adult fiction? it certainly reads like it. Written in a straightforward, no frills style which, no doubt, was shrewdly designed to appeal to the angst ridden teenager it is a trashy ode to my parents suck which I could not bring myself to finish.The book is divided into four different sections each written from the point of view of four of the main characters as they struggle to hold together their lives after a high
This is one case in which you can judge a book by its cover, and it happens to be terrible. One star could possibly be too high a rating. It reads as if written by a 9th grade student with a C- grade in english.
*mild spoilers below*I love Douglas Coupland. He just has this way of seeing through the superficialness of our culture and pulling so much depth and meaning out of it. His characters experience such tremendous growth. And he is so funny. I am always alternating between being on the verge of tears and laughing outloud. Sometimes it happens at the same time.This story is about a girl who is killed in a school shooting and how the lives of those who love her are affected by it. The first part is
4.5 starsThis book, man I really did enjoy it. There was just something about it that drew me in so wholly. And it gave me a massive book hangover. Some of the content is sad and quite depressing at times, but it's very well written and narrated.
This is not a book that might have gotten my attention on the bookshelf, but was recommended to me by two close friends. So I picked it up at the bookstore when it was on the bargain shelf for $5 and I had a gift certificate. It then sat on my shelf for a few months until I started this whole reading marathon.I'm sorry I waited so long to read it. The way the 4 narrators told their stories and how you were able to understand how the actions of one person can affect so many people was wonderful.
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