Word: distinctive
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Coupland's characters aren't particularly distinct, and the author doesn't give them much to do anyway; the stories' plots are frequently similar. They have grown up somewhat (some of them even have children and failing marriages of their own). Thankfully, they mostly avoid thirtysomething-ish whining, and none of them are particularly offensive. But then, that is part of the problem...
Rebecca becomes Tank Girl, and with the help ofnew found sidekick and best buddy, Jet Girl,starts plotting revenge. Jet Girl is played byNaomi Watts, who does a terrific job oftransforming from reticent to rebel. Watts managesto create her own distinct character and playsquite an anarchistic anthem on her second fiddle...
...Harvard's system is unique in that each housemanages to balance its distinct character andflavor with a diversity of student interests,talents, and backgrounds," the letter reads...
...caffeine, and "in the heat of sale, they needed to keep talking, and they said whatever came to them, as long as it was just color commentary ." So airless is this hive, it is not till near the book's midpoint that we learn that the office action, as distinct from the global flow of byte-driven hysteria, takes place in San Francisco. Some of the brighter salesmen muse about quitting, but to do what? As this amiable tour of the information economy makes clear, the wider world of wives, children, drinking and adultery has entirely ceased to exist...
...this trend? Partly iconoclasm. Partly a misguided attempt at social awareness--often social awareness of a distinct, politically correct kind...