decisions, decisions

[phinnia]

Okay, so maybe it's a measure of my life that this is the hardest decision I have to make right now, and I suppose I shouldn't complain, but what is LJ for if not whinging? :-D

Should I satisfy my need for instant gratification and get the regular copy of jPod?

Or should I wait a little less than a month and get the signed copy of jPod?

(jPod, if you are now entirely confused, is the sequel to Microserfs.)

And for the record, I do have one Coupland signed first edition - Girlfriend in a Coma - and he signed my copy of Life After God when I went to see him read. So ... I am not exactly short on Coupland signed material.

Hmmmmmmmmm.

(And it's good. Trust me. He read a little from the final draft at the reading. It's darker than Microserfs, but that's not a bad thing, IMO.)

(Why don't I have a Coupland icon? Must fix that somehow.)

Comments

[corto.livejournal.com]

i truly loved microserfs... but I haven't kept track of him as an author... how long has Jpod been out? have you read it?

[phinnia.livejournal.com]

I believe it just came out. I haven't read it yet, but he read some from his final proofs at the reading I went to last year - he described it as 'like Microserfs but darker'. The excerpt he read was hysterical. :-D I think Ethan from Microserfs is the main character this time ...

[dawnstar.livejournal.com]

*tries to remember who Ethan was* I think I've got it.


I say go for the signed copy, but then you're talking to someone who has multiple CDs and setlists and 2 posters all signed by one band. :)

[phinnia.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I think I'm probably going to. :-D

[geekchick]

A friend recently reviewed it. He hasn't steered me wrong on books yet. =)

[phinnia.livejournal.com]

*collapses into giggles*
Okay, now I NEED THIS BOOK NOW. <3

[galateadia.livejournal.com]

dammit! now i want a signed copy and i have no monies for it. :(
i don't have any signed editions of Douglas Coupland either. which is a shame since he's one of my favorite authors.

[phinnia.livejournal.com]

Well, it's on preorder until June, so (assuming you might have monies in a month) you could still get it ...

[galateadia.livejournal.com]

or unless they sell out...i will have money at the end of next week. hopefully they will still have some by then. :)

[epi-lj.livejournal.com]

oo! I liked Microserfs. I need to investigate.

[paradoxicalme.livejournal.com]

I haven't read anything by Coupland. Obviously you recommend him, but where should I start?

[phinnia.livejournal.com]

My personal favorite is Life after God, but that's kind of offbeat. I'd probably recommend either Microserfs or Shampoo Planet to start with - they're probably his most accessible novels. Most of his stuff is excellent (although I have not met one person who actually enjoyed All Families are Psychotic, including myself, so keep that in mind if you like. :-))