A review by lenorayoder
The Dinner by Herman Koch

dark mysterious
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No

3.0

This book probably deserves a higher rating but my ratings are subjectively about how much I like a book and this one was tough to enjoy. 

The perspective character is so unpleasant that this book is hard to read, especially the first 50% or 70% in which not a lot is happening. Once we get towards the end and everything really starts to move the book gets a lot more enjoyable. The main character is still deeply unpleasant, but it becomes more interesting and because more is happening I wasn’t just marinating in that awful personality with nothing else to think about.