This was a great mood piece on Houellebecq; enjoyed the Tokyo anecdote as well.
Similar to you, I felt completely gripped by 'Atomised' when I first read it. I blew through the entire thing within a single plane-ride.
One thing that I think has been somewhat difficult to find is a Houellebecqian narrative take on American culture during a broadly similar contemporary time period.
This was a great mood piece on Houellebecq; enjoyed the Tokyo anecdote as well.
Similar to you, I felt completely gripped by 'Atomised' when I first read it. I blew through the entire thing within a single plane-ride.
One thing that I think has been somewhat difficult to find is a Houellebecqian narrative take on American culture during a broadly similar contemporary time period.
You may enjoy my novel, INCEL, which offers a critique of scientific materialism as it is applied to relationships: https://marsreview.org/p/where-have-all-the-rude-boys-gone
Thanks I will check it out 🌹