Reviews tagging 'Stalking'

Perfume: The Story of a Murderer by Patrick Süskind

49 reviews

vikkkkz's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious slow-paced

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

3.5

okay.. what the actual fuck???
i'm fucking flabbergasted

the book started quite 'normal' and there was nothing too special about it. 
The writing style was good, i really liked it actually. good and kinda easy to read considering it's literature (and a book my school chose to read) 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cannibalism, Death, Murder, and Stalking

rain_blackbird's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Stalking, Animal cruelty, Body horror, Child death, Torture, Animal death, Injury/Injury detail, Cannibalism, and Murder

amemir's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Murder, Stalking, Misogyny, Emotional abuse, Death of parent, Violence, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Kidnapping, Classism, Gaslighting, Death, Child death, Bullying, Alcohol, and Addiction

Moderate: Abandonment, Xenophobia, and Ableism

dev921's review against another edition

dark fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Gore, Abandonment, Animal cruelty, Murder, Stalking, Violence, Cannibalism, Death, Grief, and Death of parent

miamoo1004's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark medium-paced

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

5.0

I really enjoyed the book the ending had me shocked. I also enjoyed Grenouille’s character and how he was perceived and that we got to see his thoughts and dreams it added a lot more depth to his character.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Suicide, Violence, Cannibalism, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Stalking, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Abandonment, and Murder

sas_lk's review against another edition

dark reflective medium-paced

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

3.5

I don't know what I expected the plot to be, but it certainly wasn't this. 
Some chapters I would think: "ooh, i like this, i like what the author did here" and others I would think "wth did I just read??"

Somehow it almost felt like the author himself was succumbing to insanity at the same time and speed as our main character Grenouille. 
I loved the writing though, the vivid descriptions, and the perspective of smell. I found it all quite fascinating and has given me a few things to think about.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Violence, Murder, and Death

Moderate: Stalking and Sexual content

Minor: Incest and Abandonment

jillaay_h'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? It's complicated

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Animal death, Pedophilia, Cannibalism, Animal cruelty, and Stalking

amelody's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad slow-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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Classism, Sexism, and Murder

Minor: Stalking, Sexual content, Misogyny, Violence, Gore, and Mental illness

bitchigo's review against another edition

dark tense 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? No

2.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Gore, Cannibalism, Torture, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Stalking, and Violence

goldenlake's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious reflective 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Gore, Stalking, Violence, Classism, Death, Murder, Sexual content, Body horror, and Sexual violence