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Bit Rot
Bit Rot | Douglas Coupland
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The latest book by acclaimed novelist and artist Douglas Coupland (born 1961)-named after a phenomenon in digital archiving describing the way digital files spontaneously decompose-combines fictional short stories with essays, addressing subjects such as the death of the middle class, and the rise of the Internet and its impact on our lives.
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amyf0x
Bit Rot | Douglas Coupland
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A collection of short stories and essays on technology, human thinking, and all kinds of other fun, strange brain pickings in Coupland‘s inimitable style.

Read May 20-27
Book 29/55

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plemmdog
Bit Rot | Douglas Coupland

Are you a minimalist? Do you take pride in a reductive life? Minimalists are actually extreme hoarders: they hoard space, and they‘re just as odd as those people with seven rooms filled with newspapers, dead cats and margarine tubs. —“Shiny”

RaimeyGallant Great quote! Welcome to Litsy! #LitsyWelcomeWagon Some of us put together Litsy tips to help new Littens navigate the site. It's the link in my bio on my page in case you're interested. :) 7y
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beccaeve
Bit Rot | Douglas Coupland
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Recent #LibraryHaul. I don't think I'll get to all of these before they're due.... #everytime #igetsoexcitedatthelibrary

syasutake I have the same problem! 8y
kspenmoll Always me! 8y
Miss_Kim Love Coupland! 8y
beccaeve @syasutake @kspenmoll It's like a candy store and ask the candy is free! 🍬📚 8y
beccaeve @Miss_Kim Me too!! I had no idea he had a new collection out! I spotted it in the new book section and checked it out despite my already full book bag... 8y
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SteveWJones
Bit Rot | Douglas Coupland
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Though I'm trying to finish two other books, I'm not going to be able to resist starting this one after picking up my order from Malaprop's this afternoon.
#coupland #generationx #canadian

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rabbitprincess
Bit Rot | Douglas Coupland
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A great selection of stories and essays. Of especial note: "Black Goo", "Beef Rock", and "Pot". Several stories are reprinted from Generation A, but I'd totally forgotten so they still felt fresh ? A good collection for reading in several medium sittings.

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rabbitprincess
Bit Rot | Douglas Coupland

Only a short way in and already I know that "Black Goo" will be one of my favourite pieces in this collection. It is about oil spills in the Vancouver area and humans' folly in continuing to endanger the area (and wanting to endanger it further with more tankers and pipelines).