The Overpowering Perfume with a Fruitcake in It!

Yes, we are talking of the short story for Form 4 written by Frank Brennan.

This is a new selection to replace the earlier literature short stories and 'The Pearl' in the SPM examination of 2011.

I felt rather strange again at this selection as the earlier short story called Qwertyuiop and this one deals about strange happenings. In Qwertyuiop, it was a haunting secretary  and here, it is a magical potion of a perfume deriving from a magic fruit-cake.I think just like in  the selection of literature components for Forms 1 to Form 3, there is sometime really formulaic about the selection here as well.

Compared to the current series to be attempted by those in Form 5,these set of stories pales in story-line excitement and will not have sufficient excitement to sustain interest. Be that as it may, it is Hobson's choice.

So coming back to 'The Fruitcake Special", what were your first impressions after reading this short story? Yes, it was great to have some magic thrown into the story and the consequences of the special perfume and its toll on David Amos, Sabina and the love-drunk waiter of the French restaurant.

I will write some more in my next posting.