A Novel
by Douglas Coupland
Recommended by Ev Williams and Dave Winer
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Recommended by 3 sources and appears in Most Recommended Books.
At computer giant Microsoft, Dan, Susan, Abe, Todd and Bug are struggling to get a life in a highspeed hightech environment. The job may be super cool, the pay may be astronomical, but they're heading nowhere, and however hard they work, however many shares they earn, they're never going to be as rich as Bill. And besides, with all the hours they...
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Recommended by 3 sources and appears in Most Recommended Books.
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Ev Williams
Co-founder of Twitter and Medium
“BTW, the best Silicon Valley novel ever imho was Microserfs. After you read the book, it programs you to think you're in the book. Amazing how complete the virtuality was.”
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Consider 11/22/63 by Stephen King. Recommended by 4 sources.
“Starts as a lean, suspenseful time-travel premise that quickly settles into an immersive, character-focused saga. Its chief useful part is the way everyday 1960s small-town life and personal relationships make the historical stakes feel immediate; the novel rewards readers who relish atmosphere and slow moral puzzles. The main limitation is length and digressions—long domestic passages and episodic subplots stretch the middle and can undercut urgency for readers who wanted a tighter thriller.”
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