The Debt to Pleasure (John Lanchester) 1996
A dark mix of novel, cookbook, and philosophical meanderings of an unbalanced narrator. In this parody of a foodie memoir, John Lanchester mixes a dark, sinister plot with mouth-watering descriptions of food. The snobby narrator, Tarquin Winot, slowly reveals how he has deluded himself about his own talents while growing up in the shadow of his famous artist brother, and we slowly learn about Tarquin's devious character. The book has some dark humorous moments and lush descriptions of exotic food. However, Tarquin's long-winded philosophic discourses wore on me through the book. Rating: B-.
- posted by Brad @ 2/27/2005 10:49:00 AM