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Michel Houellebecq
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Has anyone heard of him? He's a French writer, lives in Ireland. Writes some quite profound novels. Recently, they've been translated into English. If you want to give his books a read, you should be able to get them in a library. so far he's written: Whatever, Atomised, Platform and I think there's a new one on the way called Lanzarote. Anybody read any of his books?
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I think Michel Houellebecq is a good writer, not the best maybe, but definately worth reading.
What do you think of his works?
I think the same about religion as you. I think it's nothing but trouble. Let me know what you think of the book your reaading;)
Atomised tends to be a bit all over the place, but is worth giving a go, though it will be by no means an easy read for everyone. Prudish or faint-hearted people would not get on well with it. I must admit I didn't quite get the plot of it when I read it but I think Houellebecq portrayed the characters well (they seemed very real) and wrote in quite a poignant way which appealed to me.
I haven't read Platform yet, but may give it a go sometime in the future. I think he got in trouble with the Muslims a little bit for that one (the story features a tourist whose wife is killed in an Islamic terrorist attack) but I'll have to see for myself whether the book is really that controversial. I hope it isn't because I don't want Houellebecq to get a fatwa placed against him.