September 2010
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just wanted to say, can you really compare Coupland to BEE though? though I've only read Generation-X and Imperial Bedrooms did disappoint, BEE's kind of on a different plane altogether...
“Comparisons are odious.” ~ 14th Century Saying … and odious generally means hate inducing. Coupland and Ellis are two of my favourite authors whom I have deep deep respect for. I would look at Coupland’s first novel, Generation X, and relate it to Ellis’ first novel, Less Than Zero then look at Generation A or Player One: What Is to Become of Us (or Generation A) and Imperial Bedrooms.
So to answer / not answer your question, yes they are on a different plain and yes you can compare them.
Sincerely,
Jason Michael
Personally I think Imperial Bedrooms is one of Ellis’ strongest novels (and I’ve read all of Coupland and Ellis’ canon).
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