Atomised

a lot of men live for the intricate details of their cockheads. maybe most of them

so what was the point of clones again, to eliminate sexual frustration? was Houellebecq serious or joking?

>>9732379
I get that but the story made sense up until the last 2 pages when it was revealed that it was them. It sort of came off as wee bit lazy when you think that the book really did spend more time telling the story of Bruno who is no where near as important to the telling of the history of these Beings as opposed to Michael who essentially created them.

>>9732389
Basically, the beings became sexless, genderless and highly intelligent and lived for pleasure, essentially fulfilling the goals of the sexual revolution but overcame the problem of social atomization. It was in many ways another take on Brave New World. There may have been a few other additions to these Beings but that was what stuck out to me as it was one of the main themes.

>>9732407
Oh yeah, they had their genetic code open so it could be manipulated as was deemed necessary so they could be covered in Meissner corpuscles (the sensitive parts on penis and clitoris, hence Houllebecqs fascination with them) if they so wanted. I guess you could say it was a way to achieve a sense of freedom from the constraints of ones own biology and society.

>>9732379
Damn