A review by iancarpenter
Vernon Subutex 1 by Virginie Despentes

5.0

Absolutely looooved this book. I love Despentes writing, the translation, and her whole world view which is refreshingly bent. It's not nearly as edgy as some are suggesting (though I get that its not for everyone). Feels like it fits in well with the nihilism and cruelty of Houellebecq and it has a bunch of the fun hipness and drug/party culture of Welsh. But, her takes on sex, sexism and relationships feels bang on and really exciting. The characters are always fantastically well-drawn and Vernon's roving adventures always surprised. Definitely reading lots more by her and so looking forward to the translations of the next two books in this series.