On Thursday September 10, 2015 we met at my home
to discuss Herman Koch's book "The Dinner".
We had 7 members present. Donna, Nancy, Kathy, Sarah,
Carol,Janet and I attended.
Sarah led the discussion and asked if we liked the format of
the book with events occurring during a dinner starting
with the aperitif and ending with the dessert. We agreed
it was clever and we chuckled at the pretentious courses
served at astronomical prices.
The next subject was the way the story started with one
brother seeming to be the sane one and as the story
unfolds he becomes the sick, angry, crazy one.
The matter of how far parents would go to protect their
children was contemplated and I think it was agreed that
no one really knows how far they would go until they are put in that
position. However this was murder and it seemed like these
parents were not concerned about teaching their kids responsibility
for their actions. There was no remorse, no soul searching.
Thugs ruled and the narrator was a violent thug.
His conceited brother serge who was painted by the narrator as
a self serving person ended up being the only one with a
moral fiber.
We could not understand why it was called the European
version of Gone Girl.
Betsy chose The "Paying Guests" by Sarah Waters for
our next read and a October 21 was selected for the
next date.
