Life After God

By Douglas Coupland

YOU ARE THE FIRST GENERATION RAISED WITHOUT RELIGION

What happens if we are raised without religion or beliefs? As we grow older, the beauty and disenchantments of the world temper our souls. We all have spiritual impulses, yet where do these impulses flow in a world of commodities and consumerism?

LIFE AFTER GOD is a compellingly innovative collection of stories responding to these themes. Douglas Coupland takes us into worlds we know exist but rarely see, finding rare grace amid our pre-millennium turmoil.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Simon & Schuster UK
• Release date: Dec 25, 2012
• ISBN: 9781471105586

Douglas Coupland

Douglas Coupland was born on a Canadian Armed Forces Base in Baden-Söllingen, Germany, in 1961. He is the author of the novels Miss Wyoming, Generation X, and Girlfriend in a Coma, among others, as well as the nonfiction works Life After God and Polaroids from the Dead. He grew up and lives in Vancouver, Canada.

Reviews for Life After God

[turningleaves-1 · Rating: 1 out of 5 stars]

Do I really have to give it one star. What about a negative one star?

[expatscot-1 · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

I like most of Coupland's work, but this one was a bit middle-of-the road. It had his usual unusual style but didn't quite hang together as well for me as most - although I must admit it picked up a lot at the end.

[viviennestrauss · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

What an incredible book, couldn't put it down for anything! Bought this years ago after reading a few other books of his, not sure why I'm just now getting to it but so glad I did.

[hayduke_1 · Rating: 2 out of 5 stars]

This book meandered, and I think Coupland was attempting to tackle some big issues here, but it just didn't work for me. The section describing the nuclear meltdown scenarios was overlong, and in the end the book just didn't gel. It also felt too much like a memoir to call it a novel, but I guess the names were changed to protect the innocent, or something like that.

[vibrantminds · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

A compilation of short stories reflecting on life's trials and regrets of one man and trying to understand what it all means. The title Life after God is specifically talking about being raised in a society where religion and thus God does not play a key role but after reminiscing on his life he realizes that there is a place for God and that he needs God whatever God may be.

[djupstrom · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

I really like Douglas Coupland. He is considered the writer of Generation X. This book was more a collection of semi-autobiographical intertwined essays (think David Sedaris set in Canada) than a true collection of fiction. While this was not my favorite thing that Coupland has written, it is well worth the read.

[jt8_1 · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

I was given this book as a gift during a rough period in my life having just finished high school. Im not sure exactly what this book is about other than it's main character often reflections on where he is now based on where he has been and the daily struggle to get by in life with those decisions are made already.The book isnt religious dispite the title..and the last chapter I thought was very good.Be warned though, if you were to pick up Less Than Zero by Bret Easton Ellis today, the way Douglas Coupland writes about pop culture makes the book feel very dated, but still a great book, and a easy read if your feeling like your life is in a rut. It wont give you answers, but misery loves company.

[drfp_1 · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Unlike his longer fiction these short stories find Coupland at his best. The tales are succinct, full of heart (despite their usually downbeat tone) and a sort empathy gained from knowing you're not the only one to feel like this.

[shawnd_72 · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

One of my favorite books ever. I did read it while somewhat depressed; it touched me so much. The story about a man as father did not reach me specifically other than the raw emotion. I should read it again now that I am a father. This is more raw Coupland than appears in MicroSerfs and some of his later books - although still set in the Northwest.

[soylentgreen23 · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

A little bit to get you going after "Microserfs" and "Generation X." Hardly the vintage stuff but there are some pearls of atomic-age wisdom buried in here, and some fine characters to get to know too.