What We're Reading: Laurie

Generation A by Douglas Coupland

Bees have been inexplicably extinct for the past five years when suddenly five people around the world are stung. This generates worldwide "buzz" in the five adults who become subjected to fame and scientific curiosity. They soon find themselves united on a remote island off of the coast of Canada with a scientist who has questionable motives and forces them to create stories, while trying to keep information about Solon, a highly addictive drug, under wraps. Coupland is witty, has interesting ideas and weaves together common themes through the voices of his characters.