best place to start with houellebecq?

bumping with interest

bumping with INSECTS

>>7357214
start with the greeks.

Whatever or Atomised.

Or Soumission because relevant as fuck and you want to get hype about what's happening in Europe.

Manifesto > Art of Struggle > Against the World, Against Life > Whatever > Atomised > Platform > Submission

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>>7358606
>tfw sacred parasite

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I first read Houellebecq recently and I chose "Whatever" because I'm also a 30 year old programmer and the protagonist was highly relatable. It was the best piece of modern fiction I've read in a long time and restored a little bit of my faith in contemporary novels. I've heard that the other books are better, so I'm looking forward to reading them too.

Enjoy OP. You won't regret it.

>>7357709
I see what you did there.

>>7358694
Whatever is such a good book. It's years of study and intense, sincere convictions compacted into 32k words. He struggled to get it published but finally someone accepted. Houellebecq is by far my favorite living writer.

>>7357698
fUCK

Platform was my point of departure (casually so), but looking back at my experiences with Houellebecq I find it to be his dullest effort.

Another vote for Whatever.

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This has to be the funniest photo of him.

>>7358869
The shirtless one's the best IMO

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I like Costa del Sol smooth Houellebecq

Whatever is a great book.