A review by jamichalski
La carte et le territoire by Michel Houellebecq

5.0

I liked this more than Platform and less than The Elementary Particles. It’s true that Houellebecq is writing the same novel each time, or at using least the same characters, but I’m not bothered by that. Houellebecq is not lyricist - the interesting part of his work is that his perception of the world is clear and persuasive. I do think he seems to be a Wikipedia junkie.

Houellebecq inserted himself into this novel, which I empathize with. I just remembered that I have done exactly that before, in short stories.

Jed’s art projects are projects I would like in reality, and the time spent discussing them had the effect of inspiring me artistically.