272 pages • first pub 1996 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780312420369
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Picador Paper
Publication date: 07 December 2001
Description
Winner of the Whitbread Award for Best First Novel and a New York Times Notable Book, John Lanchester's The Debt to Pleasure is a wickedly funny ode to food. Traveling from Portsmouth to the south of France, Tarquin Winot, the book's snobbish narr...
Community Reviews Summary of 182 reviews
Moods
dark 71%
funny 71%
challenging 57%
informative 42%
lighthearted 42%
reflective 42%
Pace
slow 37%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 100%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 57% | Yes: 28% | No: 14%Loveable characters?
No: 71% | It's complicated: 28%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 100%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 71% | It's complicated: 28%Average rating
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272 pages • first pub 1996 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780312420369
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Picador Paper
Publication date: 07 December 2001
Description
Winner of the Whitbread Award for Best First Novel and a New York Times Notable Book, John Lanchester's The Debt to Pleasure is a wickedly funny ode to food. Traveling from Portsmouth to the south of France, Tarquin Winot, the book's snobbish narr...
Community Reviews Summary of 182 reviews
Moods
dark 71%
funny 71%
challenging 57%
informative 42%
lighthearted 42%
reflective 42%
Pace
slow 37%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 100%Strong character development?
It's complicated: 57% | Yes: 28% | No: 14%Loveable characters?
No: 71% | It's complicated: 28%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 100%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 71% | It's complicated: 28%Average rating
Content Warnings
This book doesn't have any content warnings yet!
If you're the author of this book and want to add author-approved content warnings, please email us at [email protected] to request the content warning form.