![]() ![]() With each course or serving, we are given more facts from his perspective, facts relevant to his state of being, and facts related to his family. I did like how that mindset played out over the dinner courses at the restaurant. I did like the intense look at the psychological mindset of the character named Paul. Koch did an excellent job of character description and with vivid word-imagery. They are not nice individuals, and their personalities play out within the pages. Koch wants the reader to feel the dislike, because it plays into the foundation of the underlying story. I did not like the characters, but that is okay… I don’t think the reader is meant to like them. I thought the message was well-stated within the behavior of the characters. ![]() ![]() I liked The Dinner, but did not enjoy it (there is a difference). I found that a unique way of presenting the issues within the pages, regarding the four individuals who were having dinner together. The Dinner, by Herman Koch is a story line that is literally served between courses at a restaurant. ![]()
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