"Obviously you need to remember that small towns now, and small towns back then, are different things altogether. Back then, they were prisons of sorts, the only escapes being religious orders or the military, which could be equally as freaky as the town you'd left behind. But now, small towns have almost become lifestyle choices..."
-Douglas Coupland
-Douglas Coupland
I hate it when you think you have came up with a great idea and then find out that it has already been done. Dammit, Douglas Coupland! I thought of a very similar book idea about two months ago before I had even heard about this book. Anyways, this book is the perfect example of a coffee table book or a bathroom reader. Coupland discusses and explores Canada throughout this book using both pictures and stories. He touches base on subjects such as Canadian chocolate versus American chocolate, small town living, and the vast landscape, while wittily poking fun at typical Canadian lifestyles and cliches. This book is wonderful. The pictures range from scenery pictures to set up 'Canadian' scenes Coupland made himself. I recommend that you buy this book and leave it in the bathroom for guests to read.
I rate this book 9.5/10 (not a ten because sometimes I found he was a little too wordy on subjects I had never heard about or cared about, but I should know about)
* There is a Souvenir of Canada movie. It doesn't compare to the book, however, it gave me a visual on Douglas Coupland. I could see the movie being bland unless you are a Coupland fan. And if you are a Coupland fan you are most likely a Vancouver fan because they are pretty much the same thing.
* added October 22, 2007
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