false 640213 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1176614923m/640213.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1176614923s/640213.jpg 106373 14 1020178 2004 The Coma total:828|5:73|4:229|3:328|2:140|1:58| 828 2603 1085 102 5684 3.63 6663 700 28643154 282295 106373 0571223109 9780571223107 73 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171563718m/106373.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171563718s/106373.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/106373.The_Coma 3.14 680 2004 3 2 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...]]> 3077190 177596 1012743 1573222739 9781573222730 15 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1180228027m/1012743.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1180228027s/1012743.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1012743.The_Coma 3.22 58 The Beach returns with a mesmerizing and highly original work of intrigue.

Proclaimed "a gifted storyteller" by The New Yorker and "a huge literary talent" by Kazuo Ishiguro, Alex Garland, the internationally bestselling author of The Beach, The Tesseract, and writer of the critically acclaimed film 28 Days Later, returns with yet another gripping page-turner that blurs the edges of reality and probes the boundaries of consciousness. 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.]]> 2004 4 1 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...]]> 47505351 1400289 106373 0571223109 9780571223107 73 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171563718m/106373.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171563718s/106373.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/106373.The_Coma 3.14 828 2004 1 1 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...]]> 18690497 653338 1012743 1573222739 9781573222730 15 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1180228027m/1012743.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1180228027s/1012743.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1012743.The_Coma 3.14 828 The Beach returns with a mesmerizing and highly original work of intrigue.

Proclaimed "a gifted storyteller" by The New Yorker and "a huge literary talent" by Kazuo Ishiguro, Alex Garland, the internationally bestselling author of The Beach, The Tesseract, and writer of the critically acclaimed film 28 Days Later, returns with yet another gripping page-turner that blurs the edges of reality and probes the boundaries of consciousness. 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.]]> 2004 1 1 false Wed Mar 26 11:39:06 -0700 2008 Sat Mar 29 15:27:20 -0700 2008 more...]]> 54745972 1587840 106373 0571223109 9780571223107 73 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171563718m/106373.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171563718s/106373.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/106373.The_Coma 3.14 828 2004 4 0 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...]]> 40894844 232272 640213 1594480850 9781594480850 12 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1176614923m/640213.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1176614923s/640213.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/640213.The_Coma 3.14 80 2004 3 1 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...]]> 45459412 1008236 1012743 1573222739 9781573222730 15 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1180228027m/1012743.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1180228027s/1012743.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1012743.The_Coma 3.14 828 The Beach returns with a mesmerizing and highly original work of intrigue.

Proclaimed "a gifted storyteller" by The New Yorker and "a huge literary talent" by Kazuo Ishiguro, Alex Garland, the internationally bestselling author of The Beach, The Tesseract, and writer of the critically acclaimed film 28 Days Later, returns with yet another gripping page-turner that blurs the edges of reality and probes the boundaries of consciousness. 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.]]> 2004 0 0 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...

more...]]> 59745896 230282 106373 0571223109 9780571223107 73 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171563718m/106373.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171563718s/106373.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/106373.The_Coma 3.14 828 2004 2 0 true Thu Jun 18 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 15 10:14:47 -0700 2009 Thu Jun 18 06:57:19 -0700 2009 more...]]> 54192366 1766463 1012743 1573222739 9781573222730 15 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1180228027m/1012743.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1180228027s/1012743.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1012743.The_Coma 3.14 828 The Beach returns with a mesmerizing and highly original work of intrigue.

Proclaimed "a gifted storyteller" by The New Yorker and "a huge literary talent" by Kazuo Ishiguro, Alex Garland, the internationally bestselling author of The Beach, The Tesseract, and writer of the critically acclaimed film 28 Days Later, returns with yet another gripping page-turner that blurs the edges of reality and probes the boundaries of consciousness. 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.]]> 2004 3 0 false Sat Apr 25 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Apr 27 19:20:08 -0700 2009 Mon Apr 27 19:24:54 -0700 2009 more...]]> 11971423 755462 106373 0571223109 9780571223107 73 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171563718m/106373.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171563718s/106373.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/106373.The_Coma 3.14 828 2004 1 1 false Wed Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Tue Jan 08 09:33:15 -0800 2008 Sun Jan 13 08:26:02 -0800 2008 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 th...more...]]> 5883481 361915 106373 0571223109 9780571223107 73 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171563718m/106373.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171563718s/106373.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/106373.The_Coma 3.14 828 2004 4 0 false Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Sat Sep 08 00:32:30 -0700 2007 Sat Sep 08 00:40:58 -0700 2007
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...]]> 2830954 177429 640213 1594480850 9781594480850 12 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1176614923m/640213.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1176614923s/640213.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/640213.The_Coma 3.14 828 2004 3 0 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...]]> 70310191 2710679 106373 0571223109 9780571223107 73 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171563718m/106373.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171563718s/106373.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/106373.The_Coma 3.14 828 2004 2 0 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...]]> 81328956 1924078 106373 0571223109 9780571223107 73 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171563718m/106373.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171563718s/106373.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/106373.The_Coma 3.14 828 2004 1 0 false Thu Dec 17 15:08:45 -0800 2009 Thu Dec 17 15:12:02 -0800 2009 more...]]> 46863627 2049364 106373 0571223109 9780571223107 73 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171563718m/106373.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171563718s/106373.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/106373.The_Coma 3.14 828 2004 4 0 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...]]> 74742945 2152142 106373 0571223109 9780571223107 73 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171563718m/106373.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171563718s/106373.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/106373.The_Coma 3.14 828 2004 2 0 false Fri Oct 16 11:39:06 -0700 2009 Fri Oct 16 11:46:08 -0700 2009 more...]]> 1136918 63987 106373 0571223109 9780571223107 73 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171563718m/106373.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171563718s/106373.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/106373.The_Coma 3.14 828 2004 3 0 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
Coma is a ...more...]]> 65347907 523485 1012743 1573222739 9781573222730 15 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1180228027m/1012743.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1180228027s/1012743.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1012743.The_Coma 3.14 828 The Beach returns with a mesmerizing and highly original work of intrigue.

Proclaimed "a gifted storyteller" by The New Yorker and "a huge literary talent" by Kazuo Ishiguro, Alex Garland, the internationally bestselling author of The Beach, The Tesseract, and writer of the critically acclaimed film 28 Days Later, returns with yet another gripping page-turner that blurs the edges of reality and probes the boundaries of consciousness. 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.]]> 2004 3 0 false Sat Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Jul 28 19:43:09 -0700 2009 Sat Aug 01 21:50:11 -0700 2009 more...]]> 59949237 1535118 106373 0571223109 9780571223107 73 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171563718m/106373.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171563718s/106373.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/106373.The_Coma 3.14 828 2004 2 1 false Mon Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 16 16:41:36 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 16 16:45:30 -0700 2009
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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