One of the defining aspects of the novel is Paul’s role as an unreliable narrator. How does Paul’s manner of storytelling affect the themes of the novel?

Structured in accordance with a set menu, the novel follows the pattern of a meal in a restaurant. How does this structure influence the steady reveal of information throughout the narrative?

Serge Lohman is one of the novel’s more complicated characters. How do perceptions of Serge change and alter over the course of the book?