February 21, 2004
The Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishigoru

BCDC's rating: 3.0

The menu for this meeting included homemade scones with clotted cream, jam, and lemon curd; chips, cheese dip, and salsa; fresh veggies, and other yummy things.

The BCDC Reading Guide for The Remains of the Day:

• Was this book a comedy?
• Has Stevens missed out on life? Or lived it fully?
• Have you read any other Booker Prize novels or authors? Did this book deserve its Booker Prize?
• Is the narrator reliable?
• Did this book remind anyone else of Jane Austen?
• Did you like Stevens?
• What do you think of Stevens' notion of dignity?
• Did you find anything disturbing?