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For all tech geeks with a pop sensitivity
This book is set in the early to mid-nineties and attempts to portray the life of six Microsoft programmers who desperately struggle to find the one thing that geeks supposedly lack: a life.

The story is funny and witty in typical "geek" humour fashion. New generation geeks will recognize themselves in most of the characters and realize that Coupland really got us all figured out. Whether it's the pursue of love, dreams or money, this book adds an important touch of humanity to those topics and leaves us with a light-hearted view of corporate America. ... Read more

Product Description
This novel tells the story of a handful of misfit Microsoft employees who realize they don't have a life and subsequently become determined to get lives inside the lightening-paced world of high-tech, 1990s American geek culture. ... Read more

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Microserfs is the best audiobook of all time!
This was the first audiobook I bought and it's still my favorite. I had read the book and was intrigued when I saw that Matthew Perry was reading the audio version. I bought it and listened to the cassette tapes on my drive up to Whistler and finished it on the drive down. Loved it! It is witty, charming and made me and everyone else in the car laugh out loud.

I wish they would release a CD version. Until then, I am hanging on to my original cassette tapes!

Like computer software one bug in this recording spoiled the whole thing.
In the second half of the book, the characters relocate to Silicon Valley. They make many comments about it. Sadly, I was unable to listen to this because Matthew Perry consistently says "Silicone Valley" instead, which is something else entirely. As a consequence, I abandoned the book. ... Read more