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24 alternatives to Girlfriend in a Coma by Douglas Coupland

A modern masterpiece

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Girlfriend in a Coma by Douglas Coupland launched in 2015; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   You▲60

   A chilling romantic thriller

   2016 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   The Folded Clock▲70

   Diary of a modern writer

   2016 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Modern Romance▲92

   The pleasures and perils of modern relationships

   2015 · its alternatives →

4. 4
   The Brain Fog Fix▲73

   Reclaim your focus

   2015 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Killing Johnny Fry▲70

   A sexistential novel

   2015 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Black Hole Focus▲70

   freaking awesome self improvement/motivational book

   2015 · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Presence▲81

   Science fiction novel about the future of Virtual Reality

   2016 · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Designer Relationships▲64

   A Guide to Monogamy, Polyamory, and Open Relationships

   2015 · its alternatives →

9. 9
   The Girl in the Spider's Web▲60

   From the author of "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo"

   2015 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Dark Matter of the Mind▲67

    The Culturally Articulated Unconscious

    2017 · its alternatives →

11. 11
    The Ice Man▲80

    Confessions of a Mafia contract killer

    2015 · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Scream▲56

    Chilling adventures in the science of fear

    2015 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Incognito▲70

    The secret lives of the brain

    2016 · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Sick in the Head: Conversations About Life and Comedy▲62

    Interviews with the world's best comedians

    2015 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Flatland▲64

    The mind-bending science fiction epic of geometry

    2016 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Elegance of the Hedgehog▲68

    Beautiful existentialist novel

    2015 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    Black Swan▲80

    The impact of the highly improbable

    2015 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    The Throwback Special▲61

    A Novel

    2016 · its alternatives →

19. 19
    The Brain▲12

    The story of you

    2015 · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Neurocomic▲69

    A graphic novel about how the brain works

    2015 · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Super Sad True Love Story▲90

    A satirical, dystopian, and hilarious novel

    2015 · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Evil by Design▲68

    Like Nir Eyal's "Hooked" but with more pictures, and evil.

    2015 · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Station Eleven▲79

    The award-winning, chill-inspiring, post-apocalypse novel

    2015 · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Who's in Charge?▲62

    Free-will and the science of the brain

    2016 · its alternatives →

Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Prices were read from each product’s own site when checked and can change. Refine with your own description →