tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4220587502962539908.post5066272236247330124..comments2023-07-08T06:27:15.163-07:00Comments on The Excerpt Reader: Excerpt: Michel Houellebecq's La carte et le territoireA-Zhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16627288803415842462noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4220587502962539908.post-85553037383074169332010-11-12T11:46:40.446-08:002010-11-12T11:46:40.446-08:00& yet in the end they awarded him the Goncourt...& yet in the end they awarded him the Goncourt.. Qu'est ce que tu en pense??A-Zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16627288803415842462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4220587502962539908.post-27471756025929450182010-10-27T12:11:00.694-07:002010-10-27T12:11:00.694-07:00On the positive side I looked forward each time
to...On the positive side I looked forward each time<br />to picking up the book. And I finished it! On the negative ``on reste un peu sur sa faim.'' The philosophising is rather weak, ``convenu'' and ``consensuel,'' despite the author's reputation for provocation.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07360567412044431217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4220587502962539908.post-81894752093110709452010-09-22T15:28:17.807-07:002010-09-22T15:28:17.807-07:00Thank you, A-Z for your comment; and yes, I agree ...Thank you, A-Z for your comment; and yes, I agree with you, I hope too that Houellebecq doesn't get the Goncourt for this book.But this year's selection is not very exciting either.Delphinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03046552425704039611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4220587502962539908.post-62283323262197805862010-09-22T06:17:50.049-07:002010-09-22T06:17:50.049-07:00Thank you for the kind words Delphine.
I hope he ...Thank you for the kind words Delphine. <br />I hope he doesn't get the Goncourt for this one.. He's on the fast track to boredom and non-relevance these past few years.. I hope he gets back to his earlier writing style pretty soon.<br /><br />Otherwise, your blogs looks absolutely fantastic! <br />I'll be sure to bookmark it. Tx!!A-Zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16627288803415842462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4220587502962539908.post-41553865190980938032010-09-21T18:05:58.734-07:002010-09-21T18:05:58.734-07:00Shalom, Very cool blog and pretty nice post on Hou...Shalom, Very cool blog and pretty nice post on Houellebecq! Im curious to see if he will finally get the Goncourt this year.<br />I'm a new blogger, please visit my blog to cheer me up: http://literaturebazaaretcompagnie.blogspot.com/<br />Thanks,<br />Delphine.Delphinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03046552425704039611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4220587502962539908.post-984274293418673852010-09-16T23:46:48.798-07:002010-09-16T23:46:48.798-07:00It's sounds loke a bad Plateforme and Possibil...It's sounds loke a bad Plateforme and Possibility combo ? <br />I agree, the book is less good but it's not at all a combo, where do you read the erotic parts ? <br />Houellebecq s'éloigne encore de la vie, tous les personnages sont solitaires par ex et bien d'autres differences.......<br />You'll have to read it again !Carinellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15353753568956022908noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4220587502962539908.post-61832950654186603702010-09-09T00:40:40.725-07:002010-09-09T00:40:40.725-07:00AHA! Loved the girl/fiction analogy. Tx, Lee ;)AHA! Loved the girl/fiction analogy. Tx, Lee ;)A-Zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16627288803415842462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4220587502962539908.post-34053882695894555802010-09-08T23:45:33.895-07:002010-09-08T23:45:33.895-07:00Thankyou for some more expanding of horizons! That...Thankyou for some more expanding of horizons! That's how I like my horizons. I'm thrown by the fact he was prosecuted for badmouthing (badpenning?) Islam... <br /><br />And you know, sometimes when people say they are doing girls that's fiction :) leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14373693362801940660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4220587502962539908.post-71829326864846610352010-09-07T12:32:30.031-07:002010-09-07T12:32:30.031-07:00You're welcome, PaleCaillou.
La Possibilite fe...You're welcome, PaleCaillou.<br />La Possibilite fell from my hands as well, literally ;)A-Zhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16627288803415842462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4220587502962539908.post-40942338710162553652010-09-07T05:54:10.834-07:002010-09-07T05:54:10.834-07:00Thank you ! for the saving of 20 euros...
"La...Thank you ! for the saving of 20 euros...<br />"La possibilité..." fell from my hands, I never finished it...PaleCaillouhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05864586536730985932noreply@blogger.com