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Hey Nostradamus! - Douglas Coupland
Hey Nostradamus!
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Pregnant and secretly married, Cheryl Anway scribbles what becomes her last will and testament on a school binder shortly before a rampaging trio of misfit classmates gun her down in a high school cafeteria. Overrun with paranoia, teenage angst, and religious zeal in the massacre's wake, this... show more
Pregnant and secretly married, Cheryl Anway scribbles what becomes her last will and testament on a school binder shortly before a rampaging trio of misfit classmates gun her down in a high school cafeteria. Overrun with paranoia, teenage angst, and religious zeal in the massacre's wake, this sleepy suburban neighborhood declares its saints, brands its demons, and moves on. But for a handful of people still reeling from that horrific day, life remains permanently derailed. Four dramatically different characters tell their stories: Cheryl, who calmly narrates her own death; Jason, the boy no one knew was her husband, still marooned ten years later by his loss; Heather, the woman trying to love the shattered Jason; and Jason's father, Reg, whose rigid religiosity has separated him from nearly everyone he loves. Hey Nostradamus! is an unforgettable portrait of people wrestling with spirituality and with sorrow and its acceptance.
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Format: paperback
ISBN: 9781582344157 (1582344159)
Publisher: Bloomsbury
Pages no: 244
Edition language: English
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brandonsears
brandonsears rated it
3.0 Hey Nostradamus!
It’s 1988. On a morning unlike any other at a suburban high school in Vancouver, 3 teens attempt to achieve the highest kill count in the history of school shootings. Flash forward 11 years into the future; the incident has more or less been forgotten by most but remains ingrained in the memories ...
elisas8
elisas8 rated it
1.0 Hey Nostradamus!: A Novel (Coupland, Douglas)
there was a lot that was not realistic or believable in this story. also the author has little ability to write as a teenager, his first person for part of the story. not terrible but i didn't really like it.
Arbie's Unoriginally Titled Book Blog
Arbie's Unoriginally Titled Book Blog rated it
3.0
Warning: Do not read this while depressed.My primary coping mechanism whilst depressed is reading. But picking up a random work from the stack of 200 or so unread books isn't gonna do the job. The book has to be undemanding in terms effort to read and preferably plot-driven and gripping. James Blish...
Listening to the Silence
Listening to the Silence rated it
5.0 Hey Nostradamus!
In Hey Nostradamus! Coupland tells the story of a Columbine like event that take places in an East Vancouver High School and the impact it had on those involved. Told from the point of view of four different characters, Cheryl who was the last of the students killed, Jason her boyfriend, Heather wh...
Chels & a Book
Chels & a Book rated it
5.0 Hey Nostradamus!
To this day, this remains one of my absolute favourite books. I was captivated from the moment I started. A heartbreaking story about a splash in the water of your life and the ripples that continue for years and years after. The split narratives only add to the intrigue of the book. Its been ye...
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