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Shall we discuss some Houellebecq

>> No.6182397

Gwen Stefani is a meme

>> No.6182404

>>6182388
>Shall we discuss some Houellebecq

his work does not deserve it

>> No.6182408

not this memester again

>> No.6182412 [DELETED] 

>>6182388
> Shall we discuss some Houellebecq> Shall we discuss some Houellebecq> Shall we discuss some Houellebecq> Shall we discuss some Houellebecq> Shall we discuss some Houellebecq> Shall we discuss some Houellebecq> Shall we discuss some Houellebecq> Shall we discuss some Houellebecq> Shall we discuss some Houellebecq
>interesting as fuck

>> No.6182511

I found this novel to be interesting as a portrait of the evolution of French society in the second half of the XXth century similar to Annie Ernaux's Les années. As for its theses about sexuality and gender, they fall short, even though they are ever present. The long sex scenes with Bruno are too reiterative. The whole transhuman stuff is so underachieved. You could take the epilogue out and the whole transhumanist debate would be gone

>> No.6182514

Is that a book about the periodic table?

>> No.6182518

>>6182404
Do you say that because you read a book by him, or because you erroneously believe that he's racist?

>> No.6182519

>>6182511
Interesting indeed. One might even say, as fuck.

>> No.6182540

>>6182514
No, it's about Being and the Self.

>> No.6182543

>>6182519
Stop forcing this meme.

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>>6182543

>> No.6182552

>derided as racist ramblings of an old drunk
>hebdo gets attacked
>popular opinion shifts and everyone thinks he's cool now

>> No.6182668

Platform is my favourite book of his, but I enjoyed all his novels (Lanzarote was utter shit though). I'm looking forward to when Submission is translated into English or my main language, as I'm a filthy pleb who doesn't read literature in its original language.

>> No.6182736

>>6182397
>he's a Houellebecq girl

>> No.6182760

>>6182552

Despite how much of a dick he is for using a terrorist incident to market and promote his books I'm very curious about reading his vision of an Islam ruled Europe. Too bad it'll never see print in the UK since it would piss off the entire population.

>> No.6182774

>>6182760
>Too bad it'll never see print in the UK since it would piss off the entire population.
>this is what people actually believe

>> No.6182775

>>6182760
>Despite how much of a dick he is for using a terrorist incident to market and promote his books
10/10

(his books still suck tho)