160 pages • first pub 1994 (editions)
ISBN/UID: None
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Not specified
Publication date: Not specified
Description
Just thirty, with a well-paid job, depression and no love life, the narrator and anti-hero par excellence of this grim, funny, and clever novel smokes four packs of cigarettes a day and writes weird animal stories in his spare time.Houellebecq's d...
Community Reviews Summary of 320 reviews
Moods
reflective 62%
sad 56%
challenging 37%
funny 31%
emotional 25%
informative 6%
tense 6%
Pace
medium 31%
fast 31%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 100%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 56% | No: 43%Loveable characters?
No: 75% | It's complicated: 25%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 85% | Yes: 14%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 86% | It's complicated: 13%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Mental illness, Death, AlcoholModerate
Misogyny, Racial slurs, RacismMinor
Ableism
160 pages • first pub 1994 (editions)
ISBN/UID: None
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Not specified
Publication date: Not specified
Description
Just thirty, with a well-paid job, depression and no love life, the narrator and anti-hero par excellence of this grim, funny, and clever novel smokes four packs of cigarettes a day and writes weird animal stories in his spare time.Houellebecq's d...
Community Reviews Summary of 320 reviews
Moods
reflective 62%
sad 56%
challenging 37%
funny 31%
emotional 25%
informative 6%
tense 6%
Pace
medium 31%
fast 31%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 100%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 56% | No: 43%Loveable characters?
No: 75% | It's complicated: 25%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 85% | Yes: 14%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 86% | It's complicated: 13%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Mental illness, Death, AlcoholModerate
Misogyny, Racial slurs, RacismMinor
Ableism