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Parfyymi by Patrick Süskind

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sabrinalefebvre's review against another edition

dark slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

Si un livre qui a pour personnage principal un tueur en série avec un don extraordinaire de l’odorat est plate, vous savez qu’il y a un problème

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sarina_klinst's review against another edition

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dark reflective tense fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

How can you come Up with a book Like that?

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a_nn_a's review against another edition

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dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

Was soll ich sagen? Bei diesem Buch fällt es mir eher schwer meine Gedanken zu sortieren. Tolle Sprache und eine sehr interessante Idee. Die Umsetzung is mit einer Schwäche im zweiten Teil wahnsinnig gut. Vor allem die Art wie der Autor Duft beschreibt und ihn sprachlich durch das Buch hinweg webt, ist beeindruckend.

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cami1107's review against another edition

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dark tense slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

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tita_loves_literature's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

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tangerines_35's review against another edition

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dark informative mysterious medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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sas_lk's review against another edition

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dark reflective medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

I don't know what I expected the plot to be, but it certainly wasn't this.
Some chapters I would think: "ooh, i like this, i like what the author did here" and others I would think "wth did I just read??"

Somehow it almost felt like the author himself was succumbing to insanity at the same time and speed as our main character Grenouille.
I loved the writing though, the vivid descriptions, and the perspective of smell. I found it all quite fascinating and has given me a few things to think about.

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