However, it can not help but feel discomfort in houellebecquienne theory promoting prostitution relocated. Houellebecq remains very ethnocentric on the needs and moods of Westerners. Thai masseuses are of no thickness, no feeling, just to poke holes, girls delivering a benefit. Not a lot of curiosity about what led young women to sell themselves, their hopes, their fears.
Not much not on the shock felt by sex tourists like us so much. There is also a bit limited. In both areas, I much prefer the Siamese night "Pattaya beach" or rather "Pattaya bitch" Franck Poupart that much further down into the Thai night, in analyzing the feelings of his characters and even the origin of social violence that also denounces Houellebecq. The student seems to exceed the master.
In the end, despite these shortcomings, "Platform" stays with "Extending the field of struggle" one of the best Houellebecq because dynamite ready-to-think and that with the beautiful love story with a half-opens it Valérie hoping to find happiness while in "Extension", there is no way out.
"Platform" is the last great novel of the trilogy Houellebecq (Extension, elementary particles and Platform) as "The Possibility of an Island" is disappointing not to mention the commercial farce of the book co-authored with BHL "public enemies" . Forget the wimpy editorial marketing! Michel continues to spit in the soup, to denounce this world become unbearable, to surprise us. We miss you !!
