dcrice 's review for:

3.0

This was a hard book to read. Started out rather slow, the characters were all rather unlikeable, and some of the imagery was just too detailed and gross. But Herman Koch can tell a story and once it started rolling, the surprises kept on coming. As much as I didn't like most of the characters and was continually horrified by their actions, it all seemed realistic and exactly as it could have happened. A very compelling and engrossing story.