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256 pages • first pub 2015 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781250097347
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Picador
Publication date: 25 October 2016
Description
A controversial, intelligent, and mordantly funny new novel from France’s most famous living literary figureIt’s 2022. François is bored. He’s a middle-aged lecturer at the New Sorbonne University and an expert on J. K. Huysmans, the famed ninetee...
Community Reviews Summary of 2,003 reviews
Moods
dark 67%
challenging 39%
tense 24%
sad 23%
funny 16%
informative 16%
emotional 6%
mysterious 5%
adventurous 2%
inspiring 1%
Pace
slow 35%
fast 21%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 46% | Character: 34% | Plot: 15% | N/A: 3%Strong character development?
No: 46% | It's complicated: 29% | Yes: 23% | N/A: 1%Loveable characters?
No: 86% | It's complicated: 10% | Yes: 2% | N/A: 1%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 53% | Yes: 28% | It's complicated: 13% | N/A: 4%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 63% | It's complicated: 19% | No: 13% | N/A: 3%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual contentModerate
Death of parent, Rape, Sexual harassmentMinor
Mass/school shootings, Antisemitism, Genocide
256 pages • first pub 2015 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781250097347
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Picador
Publication date: 25 October 2016
Description
A controversial, intelligent, and mordantly funny new novel from France’s most famous living literary figureIt’s 2022. François is bored. He’s a middle-aged lecturer at the New Sorbonne University and an expert on J. K. Huysmans, the famed ninetee...
Community Reviews Summary of 2,003 reviews
Moods
dark 67%
challenging 39%
tense 24%
sad 23%
funny 16%
informative 16%
emotional 6%
mysterious 5%
adventurous 2%
inspiring 1%
Pace
slow 35%
fast 21%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 46% | Character: 34% | Plot: 15% | N/A: 3%Strong character development?
No: 46% | It's complicated: 29% | Yes: 23% | N/A: 1%Loveable characters?
No: 86% | It's complicated: 10% | Yes: 2% | N/A: 1%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 53% | Yes: 28% | It's complicated: 13% | N/A: 4%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 63% | It's complicated: 19% | No: 13% | N/A: 3%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual contentModerate
Death of parent, Rape, Sexual harassmentMinor
Mass/school shootings, Antisemitism, Genocide