false <![CDATA[The Coma]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171563718m/106373.jpg 106373 14 A man is attacked on the Underground and awakens to find himself in a hospital, apparently having emerged from a coma. Or has he? Garland's brilliant tale is illustrated with forty haunting woodblock print illustrations by his father, Nicholas Garland, a well-known political cartoonist for the Daily Telegraph (UK) and noted artist. 1020178 2004 The Coma total:808|5:69|4:226|3:321|2:137|1:55| 808 2541 1057 99 3 2 false false Tue Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Jul 29 13:01:02 -0700 2008 Tue Jul 29 13:06:42 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 1 false false Wed Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Sat Jul 14 13:28:05 -0700 2007 Sat Jul 14 13:28:18 -0700 2007
I read The Beach long before it was made into a movie with the unspeakable Leonardo DiCaprio (which I've never seen), and I was fascinat...more...]]> 1 1 false false Sat Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2006 Wed Feb 25 11:56:07 -0800 2009 Wed Feb 25 11:59:19 -0800 2009 1 more...]]> 1 1 false false Wed Mar 26 11:39:06 -0700 2008 Sat Mar 29 15:27:20 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun May 03 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat May 02 20:10:00 -0700 2009 Sun May 03 04:34:01 -0700 2009
Because of the situation (narrator in a coma, struggling to get out), it was pretty well impossible to get a good grip on who the narrator is/what is life is about... but in that it's easy to lose yourself to this novel & imagine y...more...]]> 3 1 false false Tue Dec 23 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Thu Dec 25 15:34:43 -0800 2008 Thu Dec 25 15:51:06 -0800 2008 more...]]> 0 0 false false Thu Feb 05 09:25:28 -0800 2009 Thu Feb 05 09:25:28 -0800 2009 Most reviewers compared The Coma to comic books or film, perhaps because, as a novel, it doesn't hold up terribly well. Its brevity necessitates some glaring omissions, such as Carl's age and job, and it's tough to care about the characters when we don't know much about them. Garland aims not so muc...

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This book is really good, if you're into psychology and all. Very Chilly. =)

Tells a story about a man, who got into an accident/cri...more...]]> 3 0 false false Thu Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Sun Jul 08 10:14:54 -0700 2007 Sun Jul 08 10:15:09 -0700 2007 I first came across this book in Half-Price Books in Austin, TX. It was my first trip home during service, and after a week of quality family time, I needed a break. Unfortunately the bookstore wasn’t the relaxing place I remember. From famine to feast, I was overwhelmed by the options. Fi...more...]]> 2 0 false false Thu Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2005 Sun Sep 06 20:24:07 -0700 2009 Sun Sep 06 21:55:15 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2005 Thu Feb 19 09:25:50 -0800 2009 Thu Feb 19 09:27:30 -0800 2009 more...]]> 2 0 false false Fri Oct 16 11:39:06 -0700 2009 Fri Oct 16 11:46:08 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Fri Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2006 Wed May 09 22:28:58 -0700 2007 Wed May 16 13:53:41 -0700 2007
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Weak ideas, dreamscapes lacking in any real sense of surreal emotion and altogether an unsatisfying read.

Kinda seems like a brainstorm of mediocre ideas for a book about a fascinating subject.

Keen to read The Beach though.


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A beautifully real portrayal of dreams and dream fragments. The chattering of images/scenes/words that make no sense to our conscious brain are delightful to puzzle through and understand only as our (unconscious) narrator does.

I loved the scene where he walks...more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=106373