A review by quaestus
The Possibility of an Island by Michel Houellebecq

5.0

This novel combines realism and dystopic speculative fiction into a series of philosophical ruminations leading to an existential crisis, not just for the characters but perhaps for the reader as well. It is dark, speckled with humor, light porn, and nihilism. That said, the book is worth a look if one is looking for something that stretches the limits of most 21st-century literary fare. If I read it again, I will read it in French.