It's exciting to read a new Douglas Coupland novel. After discovering jPod two years ago, I devoured the rest of Coupland's oeuvre. When I learned he had a new book out, I rushed to pre-order the trade paper back version. The Gum Thief. Intriguing.
In fact, I didn't expect an epistolary novel. But that didn't detract from my experience.
The two main characters, Roger and Bethany, have a bizarre relationship and play counterpoint to…