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I was looking for a descriptive term for this; "comic book realism" was the closest that came to mind - the stylisation, the ever-present awareness of and gestures towards a pulp media context (horror movies and so on); the hard-boiled, sardonically un-PC Frank Miller aspect; the morose delectation in the face of violent passions and acts. These are Houellebecqian traits as well, although sex is more his thing than violence. I suspect you could do pretty well as a comic book writer. I'm serious - and I'm quite a fan of those sorts of comic books... Dominic