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

3.0

God, that was a strange book. I’m still recovering from the whiplash of absurdities Süskind conjured across the plot and characters of Perfume. I give a very high 3/5 stars to the work for its ability to sensationalise smell beyond what we ordinarily do, and also because of its ability to dig deep into power and bureaucracy in such a unique way. However, no matter how beautiful Süskind’s prose can be, there were many instances in which chapters were far too lengthy and critical information was lost amid the flouncy descriptions. Nevertheless, a good read.