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A parfüm: Egy gyilkos története

Patrick Süskind

3.9 AVERAGE

kazzyreader_7's review against another edition

medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

slumberbeast's review against another edition

3.75

dark slow-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

mayu_j's review against another edition

5.0

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Hmmm interesting

gordorsa's review against another edition

2.0

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

chingona_san's review against another edition

4.0

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If you enjoyed the way Douglas Adams wrote, you may like the style of this book. It’s such a unique story too…

jessicaarchila's review against another edition

4.0

dark mysterious medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

tcapybara's review against another edition

3.0

dark medium-paced

davidcottington's review against another edition

5.0

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Amazing. This may be one of my all time favourite books. So unusual and dark and beautiful.

adrianalaska's review against another edition

3.75

dark mysterious reflective 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

janeaustentatious2's review against another edition

dark 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

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What a nasty little debaucherous read (complimentary). Perfume is a book that contemplates whether or not you can really know yourself and your desires as we follow Jean-Baptiste Grenouille as he weaves through his existence with a superhuman sense of smell. The ways that scent is described throughout this book is a real treat. The scent is not always pleasant, but it's a clever approach to recreating the griminess of eighteenth century France. This book did have a couple of pacing issues, particularly near the middle of the text; however, these were relatively minor. I think that keeping the novel short and contained was a smart choice here. This book is not going to be for everyone, but it was definitely for me.