The Dinner

On the one hand, the writing is top notch. It's witty, punchy, and, at times, downright funny. On the other hand, I found all the main characters to be entirely unworthy of sympathy, which made it difficult for me to care about their outcomes. I understand Koch's desire to portray them as violent creatures under a facade of decency, but if I don't care about them, what's it all for? Eh, maybe it's because they were Dutch.