Michel Houellebecq

Cult novel about French Generation X. Book sold 40000 copies in France and won may prizes for the author who is a poet and father figure of new school of writing and literary magazine Perpendiculare.

A Novel

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Strong first chapter, funny moments from the workplace, and some good prose. But ultimately just kinda sad and that's all.

Sarah E

all too depressing and all to real. enjoyed reading it and it went by pretty quick.

Maya

all too depressing and all to real. enjoyed reading it and it went by pretty quick.



Antonio Bolio

Funny and real. I felt as if a friend was telling me a story that he'd never told anyone.

M. Marques

I expected too much of a book I shouldn’t have had expectations for.

Katie Chua

houellebecq debut novel and i highly enjoyed it. it goes by fast and feels a little directionless at first but it picks up steam about half-way through maybe 2/3 a way through and it felt worth it.

Houellebecq's first novel was a smash hit in France, expressing the misanthropic voice of a generation.

Josh Clement

I liked the depressive rants and one liners like this: "Saying you’ve lost your car is tantamount to being struck off the social register." I liked the healing experience in nature.

Beatrice Falby

If you want to waste a few hours to give yourself a headache, then please pick up this book.

Whatever A Novel

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