The Possibility of an Island
by Michel Houellebecq
Book Read on 28 / 7 / 2007
A very smart book about religion, culture, cults, love, aging and the future. Mr. H. was extremely efficient at portraying the inevitable failure of the human organism, in terms of biological necessity. So it was a bit depressing, but it gave you a number of things to think about. He is certainly one of the best contemporary fiction writers. His work ins very easy to read and access, but can go as deep as the reader wishes. He interwove current fads and trends with their inevitable failure in a very elegant manner. The cover art made it look pretty trashy, so this is certainly a case where you can’t judge a book by it’s cover. The book is very current and very good.
Reviewer: William Koplitz
4 out of 5