All Families are Psychotic: A Novel
 

All Families are Psychotic: A Novel

by Douglas Coupland

Canadian author Douglas Coupland's seventh novel could be subtitled When Bad Things Happen to Bad People. As the estranged members of the Drummond family straggle into Florida for youngest sister Sarah's impending space shuttle launch, we only begin to glimpse the true meaning of the word dysfunctional. The family, plagued by terminal disease, financial disaster, felonious activity, infidelity,... (read more)

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Debbie D
  • Rated 4 stars

More a statement about many aspects of the American experience than an actual novel; nevertheless, this was entertaining and thought provoking in its' observations.

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Brittany B
  • Rated 1 stars

I hate this author.

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  • Rated 3.80814 stars
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  • Rated 3.5 stars
 

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  • nuala is decaffeinated

    nuala is decaffeinated said:

    with your reviews, now i want to read it hehehe

    posted Thursday, November 8 2007
  • SilverNeurotic

    silverneurotic said:

    Although I enjoyed "JPod" and "Eleanor Rigby" better, this was really enjoyable and fun to read....kind of like a messed up version of "Little Miss Sunshine".

    posted Saturday, August 25 2007
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