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Atomised
Atomised | Michel Houellebecq
Half-brothers Michel and Bruno have a mother in common but little else. Michel is a molecular biologist, a thinker and idealist, a man with no erotic life to speak of and little in the way of human society. Bruno, by contrast, is a libertine, though more in theory than in practice, his endless lust is all too rarely reciprocated. Both are symptomatic members of our atomised society, where religion has given way to shallow 'new age' philosophies and love to meaningless sexual connections. Atomised (Les Particules elementaires) tells the stories of the two brothers, but the real subject of the novel is the dismantling of contemporary society and its assumptions, its political incorrectness, and its caustic and penetrating asides on everything from anthropology to the problem pages of girls' magazines. A dissection of modern lives and loves. By turns funny, acid, infuriating, didactic, touching and visceral.
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Taylor
The Elementary Particles | Michel Houellebecq

Sometimes he cycles cross-country, pedaling as hard as he can, filling his lungs with a taste of the infinite. He doesn‘t know it yet, but the infinity of childhood is brief. The countryside streams past.

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Emu
Elementary Particles | Michel Houellebecq
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Hmmm, I really struggled with this book. On the one hand it was really well-written,on the other hand I just felt like I wasn‘t the target audience for this book. I am however glad that I finished the book, because the last two pages of the book turned out to be the best pages. 😀#1001books #reading1001

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Emu
The Elementary Particles | Michel Houellebecq

“Menneskeheden skulle forsvinde; menneskeheden skulle skabe en ny ikke-kønnet og udødelig art, hvor individualiteten, adskillelsen og tilblivelsen var overståede stadier.”

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Emu
The Elementary Particles | Michel Houellebecq
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Halfway through this one. It‘s definitely well written but it doesn‘t really appeal to me that much.

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Emu
The Elementary Particles | Michel Houellebecq
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Just started this, so far it seems good. #1001books #1001tbr

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Emballei
Elementary Particles | Michel Houellebecq
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Good

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PagesOfKate
Atomised | Michel Houellebecq
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Bruno is #abadboyforlove ...well anything that approximates his distorted idea of love at least. A loveless novel with the id and ego brothers positioned at the decaying center.
#MarchintoOz @Cinfhen @Lizpixie

LeahBergen That Wordsworth set! 😍😍 7y
PagesOfKate @LeahBergen They've just been passed on to me, my mum inherited the set from her aunt. Unfortunately the third book is missing but it's still a beautiful collection. For once my mum's hoarding tendencies have paid off! 7y
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Kirstin
Elementary Particles | Michel Houellebecq
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I just gave this 3 stars over on GR but that's sort of the opposite of how I felt about this book. I can't decide whether I loved it or hated it. 🤔🤔🤔 I'm giving it a pick because the writing is brilliant even if the subject matter was pretty hard to relate to. Controversial, pornographic, amusing and sad.

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Elementary Particles | Michel Houellebecq
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QueenAnne
Atomised | Michel Houellebecq
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YES! I found this today, while shopping (read: wandering around for ages, neglecting hunger and thirst) in a big bookstore in Amsterdam. €6 my lucky day! 😍😍❤️❤️📚

mrsbatman85 Amsterdam and book stores? Sounds heavenly. Would love to return to that beautiful city ❤️ 9y
QueenAnne I really is heavenly 😍 I would've wondered around there forever, if my treinticket wouldn't have expired hihi ☺️ I❤️Amsterdam 9y
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