everest started reading Under the jaguar sun by Italo Calvino ("A Helen and Kurt Wolff Book.")
Three tales, each dominated by one of three senses, present a married couple touring Mexico, …
i do love italo calvino as a rule (one of my favorites!) and i did want to read his unfinished book (about the senses - only contains drafts for 3 out of the 5 (?), he died before the rest), but i will say the first one (re: taste) reads like the new york times reviewing an "ethnic restaurant". and it is. not great.