Thursday, September 23, 2004

Life after Coupland.

i think coupland has a very condescending method of storytelling - like he's already heard every story in the world,
so you may as well just accept his literary superiority.

but he's tame.
he's tame and formulaic.

he's written himself into a style, and that, i think, is dangerous.
the second your public can depend on your writing, then it's all out the window,
like a horror movie with "5 seconds til the scary bit" subtitles.

who'd go to a safe circus?

i bet you anything you like he never surprises himself any more.
he's just this guy with a pen, and one eye on the television.

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