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Title	:	All Families are Psychotic
Author	:	Douglas Coupland
Book Format	:	Paperback
Book Edition	:	Special Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 288 pages
Published	:	September 7th 2002 by Bloomsbury USA (first published September 15th 2001)
Categories	:	Fiction. Cultural. Canada. Contemporary. Humor. Novels

All Families are Psychotic Paperback | Pages: 288 pages

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Original Title:	All Families Are Psychotic
ISBN:	1582342156 (ISBN13: 9781582342153)
Edition Language:	English

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A Hallucinogenic Free-Fall Disguised As Real Life:If nothing else, the title is genius. I have no idea what Coupland was hoping to convey in this tumbling, bizarre narrative of family life gone crazy, but it's as if he latched onto the word "psychotic" and never let go. While all families have their quirks, likely none are as nuts as this one he's conjured up. And the idea of that was ultimately funnier than the execution. First the good stuff: amazing phrase turns; smart, clever, funny dialogue

2003 notebook: - getting a bit silly, set piece after set piece, the car crash, the hold up, the trusted father, thalidomide, AIDS

Rich in oddball characters and a lot of heart, All Families Are Psychotic is a cracked-out look at the state of the American Family as viewed through the lens of the Drummond family who are gathering together in Florida to watch family hero Sarah blast into space (note: Sarah is a thalidomide baby). To give you a glimpse of the dysfunctional heights this family aspires to, son Wade slept with his stepmom Nickie who was then shot by his father Ted striking his mother, Janet. Now Janet and Wade

"It was three in the morning and I was walking along the Seine, just beside Notre Dame cathedral with Donny MacDonald, and he was singing songs from Carousel to me I felt as though my heart would burst! And then there was this chill wind so cool that I developed goose bumps even though the evening was hot and sultry. I had this premonition that my youth and carefree times were about to end and it filled me with sadness and resignation I mean, I'd only just begun to feel like a newly minted

I bought this one a couple of years ago. And it got lost in the flow of my book buying addiction. I wish I had read it sooner! It was so funny and entertaining. I found myself laughing out loud in public places, and people staring. (Excuse me lady, would you rather see me cry, or just angrily stare at people like you do?)The Drummond are one crazy and very colorful family. There's Janet, mother of Wade, Sarah, the only one who seemed to lead a successful and normal life, and Bryan. Janet and Ted

Around the Year in 52 Books: 17. A book you expect to make you laugh. This was a hilarious four star read until I decided to put it down for a month and then pick it up again. I only had 100 more pages but they managed to lower my rating a whole star down. What I liked:- The language is colloquial but Coupland managed to craft these amazing thoughtful sentences which makes you realize his ability as a writer. I was really impressed with how this wasn't pretentious at all. - Loved how Coupland

"All Families Are Psychotic" is a farce that explores dysfunctionality in modern families. The story (such that it is, given its farcical quality) is beyond believable; some of its characters include a thalidomide-baby (deprived of one arm) who grows up and becomes an astronaut, a sibling who unknowingly has sex with his step-mother after he meets her in a bar for the first time (and who is shot by his father after said dalliance), four (FOUR!) members of this same family who are HIV+ because of