I find it very interesting that Houellebecq has addressed Islam in its true face: that of a conquering religion that seeks to dominate the world. It is not Islamophobic to affirm this historical reality. The fact that the West resigns and submits it is our faute.Par addition, the clichés surrounding Islam (polygamy, place of women, education) are completely true. Islam is the religion that English is the language: Single therefore accessible to all. It becomes a phrase, it submits to the verses of the Qur'an and voila. The model works very well, considering the growing success of this religion. The United States spitting image, actually ...
A relevant analysis of Catholicism is at work too.
The book is also a tribute to Huysmans. We will read it with pleasure.
And always very beautiful sentences about the couple, the woman "stew," loneliness.
Not the best but so worth reading.