368 pages • first pub 2001 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780434009893
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Heinemann
Publication date: 05 September 2002
Description
Houellebecq's new novel tells the story of an attempt to create a package-holiday company for sex-tourists. Less philosophical and grandly ambitious than Atomised, it is, if anything, even more outrageously funny and bitingly satirical of the ways...
Community Reviews Summary of 205 reviews
Moods
reflective 57%
tense 42%
challenging 28%
sad 28%
adventurous 14%
emotional 14%
funny 14%
inspiring 14%
lighthearted 14%
relaxing 14%
Pace
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 40% | Plot: 40% | Character: 20%Strong character development?
No: 66% | Yes: 33%Loveable characters?
No: 50% | Yes: 33% | It's complicated: 16%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 50% | It's complicated: 25% | Yes: 25%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 100%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Adult/minor relationship, Gore, Gun violence
368 pages • first pub 2001 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780434009893
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Heinemann
Publication date: 05 September 2002
Description
Houellebecq's new novel tells the story of an attempt to create a package-holiday company for sex-tourists. Less philosophical and grandly ambitious than Atomised, it is, if anything, even more outrageously funny and bitingly satirical of the ways...
Community Reviews Summary of 205 reviews
Moods
reflective 57%
tense 42%
challenging 28%
sad 28%
adventurous 14%
emotional 14%
funny 14%
inspiring 14%
lighthearted 14%
relaxing 14%
Pace
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 40% | Plot: 40% | Character: 20%Strong character development?
No: 66% | Yes: 33%Loveable characters?
No: 50% | Yes: 33% | It's complicated: 16%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 50% | It's complicated: 25% | Yes: 25%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 100%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Adult/minor relationship, Gore, Gun violence