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Hey Nostradamus!

By: Douglas Coupland
Narrated by: Jenna Lamia, David LeDoux, Jillian Crane, John Randolph Jones
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Publisher's summary

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.

©2003 Douglas Coupland (P)2003 HighBridge Company

Critic reviews

"[Coupland]'s best novel to date." (LA Weekly)
"It's an extraordinarily well-written novel with characters you know you shouldn't be liking but do. So real." (Whoopi Goldberg)

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LISTING AND LISTING FOR IT TO GET BETTER...

What would have made Hey Nostradamus! better?

MADE THE RIDE HOME FROM WORK SEEM TWICE AS LONG.

What about the narrators’s performance did you like?

THE NARRATORS DID A GREAT JOB.

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Great story, but too short, where is the sequel?

Would you listen to Hey Nostradamus! again? Why?

Yes, it kept me interested, the ending was not what I expected

What did you like best about this story?

4 different views....each unique!

What about the narrators’s performance did you like?

wonderful

If you were to make a film of this book, what would be the tag line be?

yes, yes and yes

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Is there going to be a sequel

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Thoroughly modern, excellent writing

First rate literature, writer is extremely talented.

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great listen!

Authentic characters and smartly written. I wish I could read more from this author!

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memorable and moving

I listened to this book a long time ago, but still hold it up as one of the most gripping I've heard. This is due, not only to Coupland's quirky and compelling writing, but to the astonishing performances by each of the readers. The last "movement" of the novel moved me to tears.

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Good stuff

I really enjoyed this one. Good unusual characters as per the coupland style.

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