We enjoyed talking about Jason's suggestion Perfume: The Story of a Murderer by Patrick Süskind. There was a good discussion talking about parts of the novel – what was the point of seven years in the wilderness, the "fluidum vitale" – which made us dig back through our memories to recall the story, it had been two months since we read it. We thought that it was a fascinating premise, a man with no scent of his own but an uncanny ability to smell everything else, that gave him an extraordinary ability but also seemed linked to a flawed character. It reminded us of Shelley's Frankenstein which we read before.
Next book is The Remains Of The Day by Kazuo Ishiguro, which seems kind of appropriate given that he just won the Nobel prize for literature. There's also a film of the book for those who are time poor.
Next meeting will be at the All Nations Hotel on December 6 at 20:00.
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