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3.28 AVERAGE
3.28 AVERAGE
très particulier de savoir que ce qui a le plus choqué les lecteurs à la sortie du livre était la critique de l'engrenage du travail et non sa misogynie.
Houellebecq has been writing same book since the day-1, and yet the only succesful & culturally accepted author writing it.
challenging
reflective
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
challenging
dark
reflective
slow-paced
Bald habe ich alle Bücher von Houellebecq durch. Wenn auch immer noch faszinierend, wirds nicht besser.
Ausweitung der Kampfzone kann man sehr schnell wegsnacken. Wie immer geht's um einen depressiven, sexistischen Mann, der einsam ist. Die Abgründe sind schon spannend, das Buch hat bei mir aber nicht besonders nachgewirkt.
Ausweitung der Kampfzone kann man sehr schnell wegsnacken. Wie immer geht's um einen depressiven, sexistischen Mann, der einsam ist. Die Abgründe sind schon spannend, das Buch hat bei mir aber nicht besonders nachgewirkt.
3.5
A humorous, cynical takedown of late twentieth-century life (the post-sexual liberation sexual economy, corporate/IT work that amounts to little, the isolation of contemporary life regardless of the existence of more communication channels than ever, the usual gender dynamics of Houellebecq). It's a debut novel that dodges novelistic tendencies in an effort to supersede the false sentimentality of the form. Makes me more curious about his much more famous works. Going to have to do some reading before his newest novel comes out in the fall.
A humorous, cynical takedown of late twentieth-century life (the post-sexual liberation sexual economy, corporate/IT work that amounts to little, the isolation of contemporary life regardless of the existence of more communication channels than ever, the usual gender dynamics of Houellebecq). It's a debut novel that dodges novelistic tendencies in an effort to supersede the false sentimentality of the form. Makes me more curious about his much more famous works. Going to have to do some reading before his newest novel comes out in the fall.
It's like Houellebecq wanted to write a proper book about philosophy, but knew he sounded a bit addled when he did, so he wrote a book about an aimless thirty year old civil servant who writes bizarre stories where animals play out major philosophical moments in his spare time, whilst struggling with his loneliness and the general lack of point to his life. It's an excellent novel for someone stuck in the late 20s zone of directionless fear, full of comic moments and eventually descending into real sadness. The style throughout is irreverent and light, but there's a real darkness at the heart of this tiny novel that slowly becomes revealed. A cautionary tale, but not a hopeless one.
challenging
dark
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Mi favorito hasta ahora de los que leí en el colegio