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3.27 AVERAGE
3.27 AVERAGE
dark
reflective
sad
fast-paced
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Character
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Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Wish I'd read this 10-15 years ago. Probably would have done if it wasn't for that god-awful cover - like the art for the 3rd single of a terrible BritPop band. Enjoyably angry.
challenging
reflective
slow-paced
'Ampliación del campo de batalla' es el libro bueno de Houellebecq. El auténtico de verdad, el arriesgado de verdad. Después de esto todo va de capa caída y no encontramos nada más que sucedáneos, simples imitaciones de Houellebecq. Sólo en el primer libro de Houellebecq encontramos cinismo, fatalismo y existencialismo amargo que suenan nuevos y sinceros. Un libro que parece que está a medio camino del ensayo y la confesión. Impresionante. Directo y doloroso como un puñetazo en el estómago. Simple y efectivo. ¡Oh, qué tiempos aquellos en los que Michel aún no era un escritor que buscaba la polémica fácil y gratuita!
dark
tense
slow-paced
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No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
A slender volume that can be consumed in approximately 2 comfortable and leisurely sittings, Whatever is in certain ways what I would imagine Houellebecq's first novel to be. It lacks the richness of vision Atomised has, but all the same it was clever and enjoyable. It gained philosophical and emotional momentum near the end, suddenly leaving the detached narration and leaping into involvement, which was like leaping into cold water. It transitioned from dark humour and satire to a fully realized expression and culminated in a reflective yet sad ending.
Worth reading if only for the ease of the novel (it is not in fact 256 pages, but 155), and a smooth introduction to Houellebecq - a primer for better literature to come.
Worth reading if only for the ease of the novel (it is not in fact 256 pages, but 155), and a smooth introduction to Houellebecq - a primer for better literature to come.
Reading Houellebecq inspires the exact opposite feeling you get when reading Pratchett.
fast-paced
dark
reflective
sad
slow-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
