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Serena.. Sery-ously?
E mezzo (potenzialmente quattro).

Vi giuro che fino a tre quarti avrei dato cinque stelle piene al romanzo, ma leggendo la fine proprio non ce l'ho fatta: una parte di colpa va all'autore che non ha saputo gestire alcuni elementi in modo ottimale (ma ve ne parlo più avanti) e in larga parte da una mia incapacità di accettare lo svolgimento dei fatti, il modus operandi dei personaggi e il messaggio finale. No, proprio no: una grande rabbia per questo schifo e l'impotenza di non poter far nulla (lo
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Tania
Nov 16, 2021 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: 2021-atw, 2021-ps
How far would you go to protect your kids? In the case of The Dinner, the answer is too far. (view spoiler) Two couples meet in a restaurant ostensibly to have dinner - Serge and Babbette arrive shortly after Paul and Claire have been seated. Soon we find that this is an excuse for a conversation, but I had to revise my guess at what that conversation was about several times before the horrifying truth present ...more
Amanda
Oct 08, 2019 rated it liked it  ·  review of another edition
This book is going to stick with me in one of those haunting, disturbing ways. There was not one redeeming quality in any of the sociopathic characters. I was attracted to read this book by the concept of the story being told through the courses of one dinner. It does make you question the lengths you would go to for your children. I imagine it would make for a fantastic book club discussion...
Jackilyn
Apr 06, 2018 rated it did not like it
Worst book ever! If I could give it a 0 I would. The narrator just rambled on and on dragging out the book for far longer than it needed to be. I wish that I would have just given up on it when it took me three tries to get started on it.
Marie (UK)
This was a book that i thought took far too long to get off the ground - over a third of the way through before getting to the real issues. However it was subtly menacing and disturbing. The author brought it all together in the end.
Joanne
Jul 12, 2020 rated it it was ok  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: twisty
Trudy
Oct 12, 2013 rated it liked it  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: dutch
Yesica
Oct 16, 2013 marked it as to-read
Shelves: kindle, biblio
Syncione
Dec 29, 2013 rated it it was ok
Shelves: audio, book-group
Jenny
Apr 10, 2014 rated it really liked it
Melissa
Sep 30, 2014 rated it really liked it
Shelves: 2010s, library
Lavanya
Feb 27, 2015 marked it as to-read  ·  review of another edition
Harini
Jul 23, 2015 marked it as owned-to-read  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: i-own
Adrienne
Sep 08, 2015 rated it liked it
Michelle
Jan 13, 2016 marked it as to-read
E.S.
Dec 09, 2016 marked it as to-read
Stacy
Feb 01, 2017 marked it as to-read
hannah
Apr 03, 2017 marked it as to-read
Francisca Viegas
Nov 15, 2023 rated it really liked it
Jenny
Jul 27, 2017 marked it as to-read
Julie
Jun 15, 2018 marked it as to-read
Sierra Dobbie
Jul 10, 2018 marked it as to-read
Amy
Feb 27, 2019 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
Rachel
Jan 22, 2020 rated it liked it
Michelle
Apr 08, 2021 marked it as to-read  ·  review of another edition
Gloria
Feb 10, 2024 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition