Submission by Michel Houellebecq

Submission

Michel Houellebecq with Lorin Stein (Translator)

256 pages first pub 2015 (editions)

fiction literary dark reflective medium-paced
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A controversial, intelligent, and mordantly funny new novel from France’s most famous living literary figureIt’s 2022. François is bored. He’s a middle-aged lecturer at the New Sorbonne University and an expert on J. K. Huysmans, the famed ninetee...

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Community Reviews

3.39
based on 2,748 reviews

Moods

reflective: 69%

dark: 64%

challenging: 42%

tense: 23%

sad: 20%

funny: 19%

informative: 19%

emotional: 6%

mysterious: 5%

adventurous: 3%

inspiring: 2%

lighthearted: 1%


Pace

21% of readers chose fast
43% of readers chose medium
34% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

13% of readers chose Plot
43% of readers chose A mix
37% of readers chose Character
5% of readers chose N/A
Plot
A mix
Character
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Strong character development?

23% of readers chose Yes
29% of readers chose Complicated
43% of readers chose No
2% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
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Loveable characters?

1% of readers chose Yes
12% of readers chose Complicated
84% of readers chose No
2% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Diverse cast of characters?

23% of readers chose Yes
12% of readers chose Complicated
57% of readers chose No
5% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

66% of readers chose Yes
18% of readers chose Complicated
11% of readers chose No
4% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
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