Welcome to Litsy!

This novel is okay; I‘m not sure how else to pinpoint my feelings about it. As a late Gen Xer myself, I couldn‘t resist reading the novel that lent the name. The main characters seem to convey big ideas in parables to each other, the aim of which is to commiserate on the feeling of living in a future of diminished career prospects, boomer criticism, apocalyptic war and ecocide, rampant ads and commercialism. Can confirm; I relate well.

Our other irl bk this wk was this iconic generational story that I missed in the 90s. A curious tale of 3 mid-20s Americans living a lifestyle different to family norms and telling tales to each other of life + society. It made for a good discussion. A curious story that I found compelling but curiously forgot many of the tales quickly, although I remember the enjoyable characters. A classic in mould of on the road for a generation, glad I rd it.

#BookCoverChallenge
Day 245.
Here I will note 365 books (or as many as I will have before I get tired) that have shaped my taste in literature. No explanations, no reviews. Just the cover of the book.
I do not challenge anyone. You are all welcome to take part.

Well hello vivid quote! I enjoyed you extremely.

That caught my attention...

I read both of these, and others by the author, over 10 years ago now... perhaps time for a re-read?

I liked them because they were mainly set in Vancouver, where we visited for honeymoon, and I love when you know all the street names and recognise the places featured in books.

#canadaday
#flyhighjuly

Vancouver Art Gallery has a virtual tour of Douglas Coupland's art. One of the pieces is created by the artist chewing up pages of his books and using them to make a nest. Others are huge sculptures that look at contemporary issues in society. Check it out here: https://artsandculture.google.com/exhibit/douglas-coupland-everywhere-is-anywher...

Although my brother who is five years younger & a few of my friends who are a couple of years younger self-identity as Xennials, I have always known that Generation X is #mygeneration. I find the transitions chart humorously relatable, although I take issue with the characterization of my generation as slackers. Millennials & Gen Z, like every generation have their strengths & weaknesses. Their willingness to engage in issues of social 👇

I wasn't going to play, because I'm not rereading Fight Club, but I enjoyed your pictures so much that I had to dig through the handful of ones I have to give you mine! #90sspringfling

'But Margaret cooled me right there. Putting down her mug, she said that before I got into one of my Exercised Young Man states, I should realize that the only reason we all go to work in the morning is because we're terrified of what would happen if we stopped. We're not built for free time as a species. We think we are, but we aren't.'

So I finished my next #litsyclassics and what should I say... Meh.... The idea of three storytellers is a good one, but what stories they tell... I am often quite unsure, if you should take their stories for real or if this all should be a great comedy. I really don't get it.

I don't understand, how this book could be hyped in such a way...

Sitting at work and waiting for the weekend... Just started the tagged one for #litsyclassics . I am not quite sure what to think about it... The first chapter left me quite confused... Has anyone already read this? 🤔

This was my book for X in the #litsyclassics challenge. I am a third of the through and I can‘t continue. I should really relate to this as I came of age in the mid-eighties, but I just annoyed and confused. It is very disjointed and it is not speaking to me and what I experienced in my early twenties.

Time to get this off my TBR shelf before 2018! It‘s been on the shelf for years!

#litsyclassics #litsyclassicshost #litsyclassicsmatches

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#mygeneration #rocktober I randomly picked this book up in college and loved it. I read everything by Coupland that I could get my hands on in the next few years. I have picked up a couple of his more recent books but haven‘t read them yet because he seems so much a part of my early twenties.

#uncannyoctober #xmarksthespot

Talking 'bout my generation.

#riotgrams day two: orange cover. My intro to coupland was Hey Nostradamus! But I'll always have a soft spot for this book

Existential crisis via gen Xers. Great story telling from the characters. No conflict, no drama, think Kerouac for the 90s. Super quick read and a little fun just don't expect any real big thoughts or story telling.

#Septembowie Day 18: Naturally Gen Xers adore #TheJeanGenie (or not - I am so unsure about this prompt hahaha) - but jeans and Gen X seem to go together.

There is no click between me and Mr Coupland. I fail to understand what we wants to tell me. And frankly, I am not that interested.

The pinkest book I own is this super serious literary work, apparently #riotgrams

#publishedinthe1990s This book, published in 1991, literally defined a generation. Although I believe the author has denied that there is a group that can be defined as Generation X, the name stuck and is generally now accepted to define those born in the 1960s to the early 1980s. #photoadaynov16

#bookshelftourism guest room book stack. #allmypeoplearebookpeople

This book started my love of reading! Now it's a celebration anytime Coupland releases a new book.