We will be discussing Engelby by Sebastian Faulks. Please consider the following questions (from the Random House Reading Guide) as starting points for our discussion: (Don't worry--they don't give anything away.)
1. ‘I must have stayed in London on the way, but I have no memory of it. My memory’s odd like that. I’m big on detail, but there are holes in the fabric.’ (p.2) How important are the blanks in Mike Engleby's memory? Why do you think this is highlighted so early in the book?
2. Engleby is Faulks’ first novel in the first person narrative. Why do you think he chose tell the story from Engleby’s point of view rather than from the all-seeing third perspective?
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