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256 pages • first pub 2015 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781250097347
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Picador
Publication date: 25 October 2016
Description
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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Content Warnings
256 pages • first pub 2015 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781250097347
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Picador
Publication date: 25 October 2016
Description
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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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
Plot or character driven?
Strong character development?
Loveable characters?
Diverse cast of characters?
Flaws of characters a main focus?
Content Warnings
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Graphic
Misogyny, Sexual content, SexismModerate
Rape, Death of parent, DeathMinor
Mass/school shootings, Homophobia, Racial slurs