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Just bought two books by Michel Houellebecq, what to expect?

>> No.6060208

>bought
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>> No.6060212

depression

>> No.6060213

>>6060199
Whatever was a pretty good commentary on the vacuity of life in general. They might depress you. He writes his novels with a particular futile realism you probably have never encountered in litereature

>> No.6060214

>>6060199
An innocent debauched by modern life, outraged at his own debauchment, dealing with it, and dealing with showing it to you, using humor.

>> No.6060231

Well, he really does sound French, does he not.

>> No.6060952

>>6060199

I just finished "Atomised" a couple of days ago. I really liked it, even though it made me feel very depressed at times, and I've intended to buy more of his books in the near future. He's certainly 21 century's Celine. Only his writing-style is surprisingly conventional.

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6060974

The 2 same main characters, shit prose.

Plebeians, when will they learn ?

http://blogs.spectator.co.uk/books/2012/10/richard-millet-and-the-nihilism-of-multiculturalism-2/