Perfume: The Story of Murder by Patrick Suskind

Perfume: The Story of Murder

Patrick Suskind

fiction classics historical horror literary dark mysterious medium-paced

255 pages | first published 1985

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The year is 1738; the place, Paris. A baby is born under a fish-monger's bloody table in a marketplace, and abandoned. Orphaned, passed over to the monks as a charity case, already there is something in the aura of the tiny infant that is unsettli...
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Moods

dark 94%
mysterious 53%
tense 41%
challenging 20%
adventurous 16%
reflective 16%
funny 9%
sad 8%
emotional 5%
informative 5%
inspiring 1%

Pace

medium 58%
slow 27%
fast 13%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 63% | A mix: 28% | Plot: 6% | N/A: 1%

Strong character development?

No: 41% | It's complicated: 34% | Yes: 22% | N/A: 1%

Loveable characters?

No: 77% | It's complicated: 18% | Yes: 2%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 82% | It's complicated: 6% | N/A: 5% | Yes: 5%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 86% | It's complicated: 9% | No: 2% | N/A: 1%

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