The Dinner by Herman Koch

The Dinner

Herman Koch with Sam Garrett (Translator), Clive Mantle (Narrator)

8 hours, 51 minutes first pub 2009 (editions)

fiction contemporary literary mystery dark mysterious tense medium-paced
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It's a summer's evening in Amsterdam, and two couples meet at a fashionable restaurant for dinner. Between mouthfuls of food and over the polite scrapings of cutlery, the conversation remains a gentle hum of polite discourse--the banality of work,...

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Community Reviews Summary of 14,640 reviews

Moods

dark 87%
tense 66%
mysterious 59%
challenging 22%
reflective 14%
emotional 11%
funny 7%
sad 5%
adventurous 1%

Pace

medium 47%
slow 34%
fast 18%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 46% | A mix: 37% | Plot: 16%

Strong character development?

No: 60% | It's complicated: 26% | Yes: 12%

Loveable characters?

No: 89% | It's complicated: 8% | Yes: 1%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 84% | It's complicated: 7% | Yes: 5% | N/A: 1%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 93% | It's complicated: 4% | No: 1%

Average rating

3.12

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