this feels like a reading rainbow segment, where all the kids explain which book is their favourite and why... it's kinda nice though... i love douglas coupland... i don't care if he's pretentious or anything like that, i have some sick, undying devotion to the man. "microserfs" is by far my favourite book... it's so wonderful... i'm a total nrrrd so i just fell in love with it somehow... there's a part in there about taking your clothes off and swimming with someone... it's better than i am making it sound... but it's seriously just a beautiful section... and his book of short stories "life before god" is a really good collection... fucking magnificent... i've read both books front to back at least 20 times each... but i'm surprised no one has mentioned things by irvine welsh... he's written a bunch of books... the title that's most well-known is "trainspotting". if you liked the movie, you should love the book... and even if you didn't like the movie you should like the book... it's very very well written and very unique... probably the best chapter is "there is a light that never goes out"... yes... it involves the smiths song... and actually the novel involves alot of other really good pop culture references... and "the acid house" is good... but i'f only recomend it if you like trainspotting... it's a bunch of short stories.... and they are totally good... but his style is hard to get into... kinda violent, very sexual, and very scottish... that's right... it's not even english... he uses phonetic scottish for his dialogue, thoughts, etc. he's just marvelously fucked up..... but don't take my word for it.... and if you hated any of it... please don't rip me a new asshole... i'm fragile. love and rainbow brite, leigh
