Alex Garland
Paperback | Pages: 192 pages Rating: 3.36 | 8041 Users | 411 Reviews
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| Title | : | The Coma |
| Author | : | Alex Garland |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Special Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 192 pages |
| Published | : | July 7th 2005 by Faber & Faber (first published June 17th 2004) |
| Categories | : | Fiction. Mystery. Horror. Contemporary. Thriller. Fantasy. Novels |
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After being attacked on the Underground, Carl awakens from a coma to a life that seems strange and unfamiliar. He arrives at his friends' house without knowing how he got there. Nor do they. He seems to be having an affair with his secretary which is exciting, but unlikely. Further unsettled by leaps in logic and time, Carl wonders if he's actually reacting to the outside world, or if he's terribly mistaken. So begins a psychological adventure that stretches the boundaries of conciousness.List Books Supposing The Coma
| Original Title: | The Coma |
| ISBN: | 0571223109 (ISBN13: 9780571223107) |
| Edition Language: | English |
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Ratings: 3.36 From 8041 Users | 411 ReviewsCrit Based On Books The Coma
As modern writers go, this one has the career I covet & an incredible repertoire--he has been compared to Graham Greene. Well, this is the WRITER OF MY GENERATION (or Gen x, whatev), and therefore, it's Mr. Greene who should consider himself fortunate. (Forgive the hyperbole...)For a book that requires no bookmark, this one is a must. Like a riveting film, one of the best ones out there that you probably never got to see in the theater and sweetens the day considerably when you do sit downGarland's first book The Beach is truly one of my favorite books. Maybe I happened to read it at the exact right moment in my own existence, but I connected to it on a deep level, and I found it to be not only thrilling, but quite moving. I managed to miss his second novel, but after the total mess that they made of the theatrical version of The Beach, I loved 28 Days Later, so I was excited the day I picked this book up, and in the first moments I remember finding it darkly compelling. Not too
"When we wake, we die."Give The Coma a second chance, if at first it seems unclear or confusing. This novel is one of the moody, enigmatic types that likes to be shy with its details on your initial read-through, which gain an eerier significance on a revisit. It's like an abstract painting in every sense, building up its steady storm of colours with intentions both sinister and serene.Told through the deterioration of a man, Carl's, psyche, after he is beaten to the point of unconsciousness on
An interesting, and very short, read, but this book isn't going to be one that sticks with me.
this book was the perfect length for one queens-manhattan/manhattan-queens subway ride on a sunday shopping spree. sibilant, no?im more taken with that fact than the actual content of the book. i enjoyed it, but marabou stork nightmares is way, way better.
I think this is maybe what happened after someone dared Alex Garland to write a novel of exactly 200 pages featuring chrysanthemums, fresh milk, bandages, a temple, a cab driver, and a nurse. Go! It's not that it's bad, it's just that it isn't much. The narrator is in a coma, and the reader experiences all of his delusions, dreams, fractured memories, and efforts to awaken. The end.
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