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October 5th 2025 (week 40 of 2025)The N-po generation.
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The N-po generation.
So far, all of Houellebecq's novels I have read follow the same basic plot. Plateforme is not really any different to Les Particules élémentaires, and even in Extension du domaine de la lutte one can see the same pattern—although in a raw, experimental form.
"Atomised" is the second novel written by Michel Houellebecq. To me, it shares its theme with Whatever—Houellebecq's first novel—but explores it in more depth and from a different angle.
"Whatever" was definitely not a leichte Lektur. It is a strange book, but at the same time it felt not difficult at all to understand. Some parts of it, at least.
The book is about a 30 year old software programmer with a resigned view of life. Given the similarity to my own situation, the description piqued my curiosity.
Think about the classic Greek epics eg, Illiad or Odyssey: the stories are impressive, but you can also look at the text itself and find that the hexameter itself has a certain kind of beauty.
I have recently talked to a friend about the furniture I put in the apartment I rent. It is nothing fancy—almost everything I have lives on IVAR shelves from IKEA.