i've always been fond of "shampoo planet" and "microserfs", but ive had an
incredible difficulty in appreciating the others for various reasons. 'life
without god' basically irritates me because of its format [this coming from
someone who has a minor in book arts] - while i love the small book idea, it
completely clashes with whats going on in the book. everytime i start
feeling involved in the story, i've got to turn a page. in this case alone,
it drives me nuts! its like my mind resets its interest counter back to zero
with each turn of the page - thus making it the least read of my coupland
novels. the same can go for 'polaroids from the dead.'
does anyone else think about these things when they're reading, or is it
just me? i cant help but think/obsess over the physicality of a binded
object. people arent supposed to judge books by their covers, but reading is
an involved activity. good design does miracles for things.
if you think this is bad, you should see me when im trying to buy black and
white photographic paper. i get my paws all over the paper samples, hemming
and hawing... the camera store folks hate me..
offhand: i absolutely love the format of Artforum and W magazine, they're
quite lap-friendly. and i saw the helmut newton big book in the staley-wise
gallery on wednesday - boy! thats a big book.
oh yeah, douglas coupland. did i mention shampoo planet is my favorite book
ever? how does the european quotient feel about how he portrays europe?
-maria.
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