A review by lucymetcalfe
Perfume: The Story of a Murderer by Patrick Süskind

dark mysterious reflective tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

Grenouille (the books focus) is an incredible concept of a man. The imagination of süskind is nothing short of chilling and indulgent. This book is a truly original piece that I can’t imagine ever finding something remotely similar.
Spoiler olfactory, being a new word to me, will be a word that I won’t soon forget. Grenouille, in the simplest of terms, is a bad person. However, he is the most fascinating ‘bad person’ to ever have been.
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