Girlfriend in a Coma

Publisher and industry reviews

Jacket review

'This is a millennial novel of a very subtle and interesting kind. It's visually brilliant, full of extraordinary imagery, fresh like new paint. I was absolutely knocked over by it.' Tom Paulin, The Late Review 'I was amazed by it. The dialogue is some of the most brilliant I've ever read in a novel. It's a great wake-up call to young Americans everywhere.' Mark Lawson, author of Bloody Margaret 'What I found most moving and gripping about the book is that Coupland, the poet laureate of the slack generation, is clearly struggling with maturity, struggling with the expectations of his youth and the realities of his life. A wholly original and successful novel.' Tony Parsons

UK Kirkus review

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)

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