This book was something kind of magical. It truly was.
'The Dinner List' asks us one single question: at your dream dinner party, who would be the guests, what would you eat, and what would you talk about? I'm sure if we gave it enough thought, we'd all come up with our dream guest-list. In this book, they're all sat around a table discussing art, culture and grief over entrees and wine. The main character, Sabrina, is hashing out all of the loose ends of her relationship with people who came in and out of her life, whether it be her father, best friend or ex-fiancée, or Audrey Hepburn.
Honestly, this book had the potential to be awful. With so much emotion to deal with, it could have been sappy and unimaginative, or wandered into pretention territory. Instead, it strikes just the right chord and speaks with depth and clarity about the healing power of conversation and the different forms that grief can take. I finished it in a few sittings, just because I wanted to know how the story continued to turn.
I really enjoyed it, but not quite enough to give it a full five stars. My brain has stopped working now, but there you go
'The Dinner List' asks us one single question: at your dream dinner party, who would be the guests, what would you eat, and what would you talk about? I'm sure if we gave it enough thought, we'd all come up with our dream guest-list. In this book, they're all sat around a table discussing art, culture and grief over entrees and wine. The main character, Sabrina, is hashing out all of the loose ends of her relationship with people who came in and out of her life, whether it be her father, best friend or ex-fiancée, or Audrey Hepburn.
Honestly, this book had the potential to be awful. With so much emotion to deal with, it could have been sappy and unimaginative, or wandered into pretention territory. Instead, it strikes just the right chord and speaks with depth and clarity about the healing power of conversation and the different forms that grief can take. I finished it in a few sittings, just because I wanted to know how the story continued to turn.
I really enjoyed it, but not quite enough to give it a full five stars. My brain has stopped working now, but there you go