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Microserfs is not about Microsoft--it's about programmers who are searching for lives. A hilarious but frighteningly real look at geek life in the nineties, Coupland's book manifests a peculiar sense of how technology affects the human race and how it will continue to affect all of us. Microserfs is the hilarious journal of Dan, an ex-Microsoft programmer who, with his coder comrades, is on a quest to find purpose in life. This isn't just fodder for techies. The thoughts and fears of the not-so-stereotypical characters are easy for any of us to relate to, and their witty conversations and quirky view of the world make this a surprisingly thought-provoking book.

"... just think about the way high-tech cultures purposefully protract out the adolescence of their employees well into their late 20s, if not their early 30s," muses one programmer. "I mean, all those Nerf toys and free beverages! And the way tech firms won't even call work 'the office,' but instead, 'the campus'. It's sick and evil." END

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This novel takes the reader on-line into the brave new world of computer giant, Microsoft. There they meet the lost generation, struggling to get a life within a high-speed corporate environment.

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Most Helpful Customer Reviews   7 of 8 people found the following review helpful: Superb!, 19 Oct 1998 By A Customer This is one of the best books I have ever read. Coupland is a fine author, and this book perfectly captures the spirit of the 1990s. Describing the lives of a group of disgruntled Microsoft employees, who leave to found their own software company, the book deals brilliantly with human interaction (and conflict) with technology. The section in which the female programmers discuss their periods in front of their male comrades is a real eye-opener for us uninformed guys... "Women have *chunky* days? Are guys supposed to know this stuff? I am experiencing fear" (287).  Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? (Report this)   3 of 3 people found the following review helpful: Vintage Coupland it isn't, 20 Jul 2004 By  Paul Waghorne (Gravesend, England) - See all my reviews A solid book but I couldn't help but feel a little disappointed what with it being a Coupland book. His writng doesn't flow like it does in previous books like Shampoo Planet and Generation X. I also feel that there are too many main charecters and it is a little difficult to remind yourself who is who. That said, there is still a lot to enjoy from this novel. Coupland is still one of the wittiest writers alive today and he has a great take on relationships, jobs and life in general. Great observations, as always. It is worth buying this book if you liked his other stuff but it is not a classic, regrettably.  Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? (Report this)   2 of 2 people found the following review helpful: This book becomes like an old friend, 15 Nov 2000 By A Customer Some books I find funny, some I find sad. Some books have really sad endings, others make you feel really good at the end. This does none of these. And then all of them. Finishing this book was like saying goodbye to an old friend. It was a rollercoaster visit, and you enjoy every minute, but you are sad to seem them go. For a 'computer geek' like myself, it provides lots of laughter, and some very close to the bone truths, while also providing a very in-depth look at society at large. I would recommend this to anyone, particularly if they are involved in the computer industry in any way.  Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? (Report this) › See all 30 customer reviews...		Most Recent Customer Reviews You'll hate to love this... It was only a couple of years ago that I was sitting in the pub with a guy from my course at University discussing the merits of Coupland's breathtaking 'Generation X'. Read more Published 17 months ago by Deanne Dixon Iused to lover her but i had to kill her.... ....ok i never used to love this book but def enjoyed it when i read it at uni... what happened? well nothing but on a reread ive realised that nothing happens, its not very... Read more Published on 27 Jun 2005 by Mr. G. Spicer Good but dated. I read this book a few years ago while working for another large corp with an even worse set of corporate values than Microsoft. Read more Published on 10 Nov 2003 by LFF12 Love The Writer, Dislike The Book Before I start this, I just want to say that Douglas Coupland is my favourite writer of recent years. Read more Published on 15 Oct 2003 by thecaptain75 boring characters leading uneventful lives Douglas Coupland is my favourite author and I read all his novels - but Microserfs is definately his weakest. The characters are one-dimensional, the plot is weak, i. Read more Published on 6 Jun 2003 A bit dull Having read the fantastic GenerationX immediately before this I found this dissapointing in comparison. Read more Published on 31 Mar 2003 by Dave Almost too real to be interesting The book is meant to be the diary of someone who works in Software Development. It does this almost too well. Read more Published on 12 Nov 2002 by Jezar Do you know a computer joke? This book should appeal to anyone who have ever owned a computer and tried to tinker with some programming, or know anybody with a computer. Read more Published on 4 Oct 2002 Wow! Simply wow! I'd better start this with a confession: I'm a computer programmer myself, and so there's a good chance that this book - about programmers and techno-geeks - would only be of... Read more Published on 2 April 2002 by D. C. Njoku The term "elegance" looks to this book for its meaning ...attempting to avoid using 'genius' makes it virtually impossible to describe this piece and the author, coupland, who illustrates the characters he has created with this word... Read more Published on 12 April 2001 by kofisaffu@yahoo.co.uk