The Dinner  (English, Electronic book text, Koch Herman)

I bought this book based on the review in "The Economist" magazine. Apparently the original was in Dutch and this is a translated version - Maybe this is better in the original Dutch.
As another reviewer noted, this get interesting more in the middle of the book, the first couple of section being a slow drag. Much of the book takes place at the dinner of the title, but it's a reflection on the events in the preceding week or two. It's supposed to be a study on how far parents would go to prot...

I picked this book because NPR books recommended it. I was interested to know how the author, Herman Koch, can write an entire novel about one dinner.

This novel is about relationships. A brother is jealous of his big brother because he is more successful than him. The two brothers and their wives, sit down for dinner at a high-end restaurant, to figure out how to deal with the murder committed by their teenage sons. The book is divided into five sections, Aperitif, Appetizer, Main Course, D...

I had heard a lot of praise and that perhaps raised my expectations. Didn't find it as good though it wasn't bad either.