January 2018 Recommended Reading/Viewing

[Coír Draoi Ceítien]

Due to my change in policy, the recommended reading for this month will be different from that listed in the main topic, though the movie will remain the same. So let the new year commence!

Reading: Perfume: The Story of a Murderer (1985) by Patrick Süskind

Winner of the 1987 World Fantasy Award for Best Novel, this German international bestseller - a tale of magic realism with splashes of horror - follows a young man in pre-Revolutionary France, born with a superhuman sense of smell; his indulgence of his gift leads him to commit murder in pursuit of capturing the ultimate scent. Evoking absurdist existentialism in its symbolism of human identity and its emotional significance, this engrossingly compelling narrative should be experienced at least once in your life.

Trade: https://www.amazon.com/Perfume-Story-Murderer-Patrick-Suskind/dp/0375725849/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1515387170&sr=8-1
Kindle: https://www.amazon.com/Perfume-Story-Murderer-Vintage-International-ebook/dp/B00JTCJE52/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1515387170&sr=8-1




Viewing: The Adventures of Baron Munchausen (Terry Gilliam, 1988)

If you have a soft spot for Monty Python's surreal humor and a taste for imaginative adventure, I would seriously recommend this movie to you. An initial box office disappointment with a troubled production history, this cult classic has been warmly received by critics and subsequent audiences, following the legendary aristocrat and his crew of eccentrics from the midst of a war with the Ottoman Empire to various spectacular locations. It's a tribute to the power of imagination that I shouldn't be missed.

DVD: https://www.amazon.com/Adventures-Baron-Munchausen-20th-Anniversary/dp/B0011E5M66/
Blu-Ray: https://www.amazon.com/Adventures-Munchausen-Criterion-Collection-Blu-ray/dp/B0BJHQ7T4C/
4K: https://www.amazon.com/Adventures-Baron-Munchausen-Criterion-Collection/dp/B0BJJ5P1YJ/
Amazon Video: https://www.amazon.com/Adventures-Baron-Munchausen-John-Neville/dp/B000T412LI/

[Raven]

I have seen at least part of Baron Munchausen. I'm not sure if I have viewed the entire thing. I may have to try to find it somewhere online.
As I've said elsewhere, I'm buried in reading right now. I'm also in the process of trying to buy a house and that has been distracting me a lot. I may bow out of the reading for this month, but I've never heard of this novel before -- thanks for posting about it.