Reviews

Binge: 60 Stories to Make Your Brain Feel Different by Douglas Coupland

kilburnadam's review

5.0

So good. The best book he's written in a very long time.

francespace's review

4.0

this was fun. i liked how some of the stories were the same thing told from different perspectives and how they tie together

alefiya's review

emotional funny hopeful informative fast-paced

3.75

lola425's review

4.0

Interconnected short-short stories (3 pages each) that are perfect for the short attention span period that is the holiday season. Coupland is at this best here. The stories are funny and human and true, but just "off" enough to be pure Coupland.

jasmineehare's review

dark funny medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

2.5

I used to think Douglas Coupland’s books were funny and edgy, but now I just think he’s an asshole. His earlier novels have heart to them, but this just felt like it was banking on shock value. I get that reading these stories is supposed to be like the experience of using the internet - being inundated with constantly shifting tones and information and perspectives. But I go bored after about a third of the book; it felt like I was reading Worst Person Ever, which I couldn’t even finish.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming and Fatphobia

Moderate: Addiction, Alcohol, Drug use, Body shaming, Car accident, Sexual assault, Suicide, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Transphobia, Violence, Death, Drug abuse, Mental illness, Murder, and Pedophilia

oliviajh25's review

5.0

Captivating. Exactly what I needed as I try to pick myself up out of my depression.

gwilso30's review against another edition

dark funny mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

filippamansson's review

funny lighthearted

4.0

glemo's review

adventurous dark funny fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

creatrix's review

emotional funny lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0