Bit Rot
by Douglas Coupland 2021-01-01 00:51:59
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Douglas Coupland''s latest collection, Bit Rot, is a gem of the digital age, exploring the different ways 20th-century notions of the future are being shredded. Reading Bit Rot feels a lot like bingeing on Netflix ... you can''t stop w... Read more
Douglas Coupland''s latest collection, Bit Rot, is a gem of the digital age, exploring the different ways 20th-century notions of the future are being shredded. Reading Bit Rot feels a lot like bingeing on Netflix ... you can''t stop with just one.


     "Bit rot" is a term used in digital archiving to describe the way digital files can spontaneously and quickly decompose. As Coupland writes, "Bit rot also describes the way my brain has been feeling since 2000, as I shed older and weaker neurons and connections and enhance new and unexpected ones." 
     Bit Rot the book explores the ways humanity tries to make sense of our shifting consciousness. Coupland, just like the Internet, mixes forms to achieve his ends. Short fiction is interspersed with essays on all aspects of modern life.The result is addictively satisfying for Coupland''s legion of fans hungry for his observations about our world. For almost three decades, his unique pattern recognition has powered his fiction, and his phrase-making. Every page of Bit Rot is full of wit, surprise and delight. Less
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  • 8 X 5.3 X 1.1 in
  • 432
  • Random House of Canada
  • June 27, 2017
  • English
  • 9780345812155
Douglas Coupland OC OBC (born 1961) is a Canadian novelist and artist. His fiction is complemented by recognized works in design and visual art arising from his early formal training. His first novel ...
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