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Perfume: The Story of a Murderer, by Patrick Süskind

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bookbelle5_17's review against another edition

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dark reflective sad 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? Yes

3.5

Review of Perfume

By: Patrick Suskind

A dark story about a man Jean Baptiste Grenouille, who is born without an odor, but he is also born with unnaturally strong sense of smell. As an adult, he becomes a perfumer, and becomes obsessed with finding the perfect scent by committing murder.

This story gave me feelings of intrigue and disgust all at once as we see the world through Grenouille’s eyes. He is disgusted with humanity and takes advantage of the ignorance of them. Since scent is Grenouille’s talent and obsession, we a get a lot of these detailed descriptions of all different scents. I love the way the author describes the various scents, including the odors I would fine gross. His skill with smell with almost scientific accuracy as he creates these perfumes that exhibit intoxicating scents that exude desire, innocence, and a generic human odor. Also, some of Grenouille’s actions are disturbing, as he not only murder humans, but also animals, making me not able to read it. Not only do we get great descriptions of smells, but we also have beautiful sentences to tell this story.

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emmagreenwood's review against another edition

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challenging dark mysterious slow-paced

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

4.0

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maess's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark funny mysterious tense medium-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

4.5

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poloniumblood's review against another edition

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funny mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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excentricc's review against another edition

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dark mysterious reflective sad tense medium-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

I'll just say at the start that I'm taking away a star for some very gross unnecessary lines such as the one about the ripe smell of a child's genitalia. Given that, wow, this book was a lot. I knew the story before I read the book but I didn't expect it to be so gripping. I was expecting more gruesome murdering but I got a psychological horror exploring a man's mind while he slowly goes crazy. Not what I expected but still amazing. And that ending! That's how you do a good ending! I should add the fact that I read this in a single day, I just couldn't stop.

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