Yes, the senselessness of this can at times be perplexing; yes, Douglas Coupland's obsession with Douglas Coupland comes across as masturbatory and egomaniacal; and yes, the plot often ricochets off into wildly unbelievable tangents for which we willingly suspend our disbelief. Why? Mostly because we find that Coupland still has something to say about what is wrong with the way we live today, and we really enjoy his quirky ideas like a computer keyboard with an "I'm Drunk" key that puts a 12 hour moratorium on the ability to send email.
In short, Douglas Coupland has some great novels left in him, and though Jpod is not one of them, it will hold rapt the Microserfs among us and, in a pinch, will entertain many of the others.
In short, Douglas Coupland has some great novels left in him, and though Jpod is not one of them, it will hold rapt the Microserfs among us and, in a pinch, will entertain many of the others.
