--- product_id: 7601713 title: "Whatever" brand: "litt" price: "₹ 2893" currency: INR in_stock: true reviews_count: 11 url: https://www.desertcart.in/products/7601713-whatever store_origin: IN region: India --- # Whatever **Brand:** litt **Price:** ₹ 2893 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Whatever by litt - **How much does it cost?** ₹ 2893 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.in](https://www.desertcart.in/products/7601713-whatever) ## Best For - litt enthusiasts ## Why This Product - Trusted litt brand quality - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description Full description not available ## Images ![Whatever - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/41U+WzSs+qL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Depression is Fun, Sort of! *by J***R on Reviewed in the United States on September 2, 2013* This is Houellebecq's first novel, which brought him to fame in France, then later in Britain and the US. It was published in 1994 but won the most important French literary prize in 2010. This seems strange, as by then he was quite famous--maybe a jumping on the bandwagon effect?The other reviews describe the plot, such as it is, and there is n need to get into that here. Houellebecq doesn't seem to care about plot, one thing happens after another, it is all remorselessly depressing, and then he seems to throw in some attempted violence near the end, and then one thing happens after another all over again. I think one of the main themes of the novel is the "is this all there is" effect and his answer is, pitilessly, yes, this is all there is and it is pointless to look for any hope. It is this pitiless honesty that makes Houellebecq so absorbing. He puts his Everyman in an Everyman's situation but there is no arc, no redemption, no change. We are all caught up in "the struggle," a social Darwinist approach describing life as a struggle to gain the attention and felicitations--not love, forget love--of sexual objects we desire. It all, sort of, sorts itself out in the end, according to Houellebecq: we get the mates we "deserve" in the sexual econom. But until then it is terrifying because we always want someone more desirable than we are, so why should they want us, and even if they do, they will trade up at the first opportunity. So most of life is taken up with the day to day battles and manipulations to fend off rivals and to find some meaning in a meaningless universe. To find, in his examples, something better than masturbation or visits to prostitutes on the sexual front, and something better than meaningless work on the what-shall-I-do-with-my life front. We will probably not achieve what we'd like but the important thing is to struggle, not to abdicate, to keep looking for love despite the unlikeliness of finding it and despite the general hopelessness of it all.In the evolutionary jungle of attractiveness, there are winners and losers starting at least by adolescence, the economy of "good looks" generally rules. We will not grow out of adolescent sexual failures but, rather, those failures create wounds that are deep and will get "deeper and deeper." Those wounds will create an atrocious unremitting bitterness that will grip our hearts. There will be no deliverance, no redemption, other than perhaps having struggled. In this sense, he seems a complete Existentialist.He adds to this an interesting take on the "new" sexual economy, which may not be new at all. The victors, the attractive ones who have lots of sex in adolescence and young adulthood, by their very victory lose a kind of innocence and illusion they could only have if they weren't having sex all the time. As these people age, they necessarily lose their attractiveness. This leads to a festering hatred of youth culture, with all that remains being resentment, disgust, sickness and the anticipation of death. So, the victors aren't really victors. The sexual losers lose and this affects them throughout life. The sexual victors get lots of sex at first, but they lose in the end. There you have it. And who's to say its not so.What to do when there is no hope? Well at least Houellebecq can write about it in terms that bring it home to us. And we respond to that because it is honest. Don't expect anything more, he tells us. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ oh yeah, whatever, nevermind *by P***D on Reviewed in the United States on December 21, 2018* I read this novel at the recommendation of Rod Dreher's blog. Despite that, many of my conservativeChristian friends may not like some aspects of Houllebecq's explicit writing, sexually and otherwise,but I probably identified with it more with my Generation X background and various experiences.The English title "Whatever" is perfect for capturing the Kurt Cobain generation and its travailsin the seemingly prosperous 90s. (I was always more Green Day, even though their politics wentin a different direction).The author isn't real useful in providing hope and solutions, but is amazingly sharp at diagnosingthe problems with existence. So do many French thinkers, but this is specifically about thestate of society in the post-WWII era. It is characterized by economic liberalism (less so in Francethan America) and sexual liberalism, and the effects are similar. (In America, economic liberalismis conservatism, because America was founded in the 1700s when laissez-faire was becomingprominent). The effects of competition in both areas are similar. So for instance, one of themain character foils was a gentleman (well, a dude anyway) who was very effective in thecapitalist system but less so in the world of sexual competition. In the old society you justhad to find one woman and might hit it off but the world that exalts male conquest asmorally normative makes things more complicated. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Houellebecq has lucid text which comes alive to take you like surgery to incisions on life *by G***Y on Reviewed in the United States on January 24, 2016* Generally, in my humble view, one should read whatever Houellebecq produces. This one starts him off in fiction with observations on a bureaucratic death. It's a lot more than death by office of course. Houellebecq has lucid text which comes alive to take you like surgery to incisions on life. You can look inside at the blood and guts if you want. He loves his characters so much that he lets them tell you the truth. This can be quite painful at times. For example, his protagonist, if that is what he is rather than a subject, in madness and desperation, ends up hiding scissors so he will forget about cutting off his genitals. Some people will find it too confronting but I really liked it, especially the way he weaves in themes, such as how how everyone seems to so causally hate ugly people by ignoring them and dismissing their desires. It is a compellingly bleak work. It completely lacks any of the normal and comforting platitudes and so I almost gave it five stars. I would have but his fictional works get better and that's really a chronological issue I don't know how to deal with in the star system. --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.in/products/7601713-whatever](https://www.desertcart.in/products/7601713-whatever) --- *Product available on Desertcart India* *Store origin: IN* *Last updated: 2026-04-26*