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Hey Nostradamus! by Douglas Coupland
Mainly conserns a fictional high school shooting in Vancouver, Canada. Told from the points of view of four different characters. Lots of grappling with religion and trying to find meaning in the world, especially in the face of a tragidy as sencless as a school shooting. Gruesome scenes during the shooting in the beginning of the book, but the vast majority does not so much concern the shooting as much as its effects, years and years after the fact. Coupland is still welcomely funny in parts (although his humor is very black) and the ending is as inspiringly hopeful as any in my recent memory. A great, fast read.
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