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More copies of this ISBN:Hey Nostradamus!by Douglas Coupland
Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments: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. Review:"Cleanly written but lacking steam." Kirkus Reviews Review:"A tone-perfect black comedy set in Coupland's native Vancouver, Canada, that focuses on a high school massacre much like the Columbine shootings in Colorado." Los Angeles Times Review:"Make sure you bring along a seat belt, because Coupland delivers a fast, furious read." Minneapolis Star Tribune Review:"[A]n ambitious project, but Coupland's crystalline voice can't quite hold all these plot threads together." Washington Post Review:"[Coupland's] crisp descriptions and keen eye for both the beautiful and the absurd are as strong as ever. The result is perhaps his most intensely personal book since Life After God." Kansas City Star Synopsis:In 1988, a catastrophic episode of teen violence changes a suburban community forever. Hey Nostradamus! is Coupland's keenly observant exploration of this tragic landscape.
About the AuthorDouglas Coupland is the author of the novels Generation X, Miss Wyoming, and most recently All Families Are Psychotic among others, as well as the nonfiction works Life After God and Polaroids from the Dead. He grew up and lives in Vancouver. What Our Readers Are SayingAdd a comment for a chance to win!
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