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Summary: wow...
Review: I first came across this book when Kurt Cobain of Nirvana mentioned it. I got myself a copy and read it in 5 hours, not moving in all that time.
The purity of Grenouille astounded me. He was so purely evil, but so purely aware and not aware of it at the same time.
Besides the incredible story, Perfume has affected me in another way. I've become conscious of the scents of the world more keenly, noticing odors I never paid attention to before.
Perfume is simply great.
Rating: 
Summary: The violence is thematic, not gratuitous
Review: A delicately brutal investigation into an abnormal mind, this book
was surprisingly easy to read. There was a grotesque poetry in the
character. Another book you might enjoy if you are intrigued by
abnormal psychology (and one that, although it was completely
different in style, is thought-provokingly similar in subject matter)
is the noir classic _The Killer Inside Me_, by Jim Thompson
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Summary: Scent-sational fiction from Patrick Suskind.
Review: A murder spree in 18th Century France puts
die-hard mystery fans on the fragrant path of a
killer in PERFUME, from international
bestselling author, Patrick Suskind.
A thrilling page-turner, PERFUME offers a
breathless, and quasi-historical account of Paris
in the 1700s. The novel insists that readers
stop and smell the roses as one of France's
leading purveyors of perfume noses around the
countryside. Suddenly, as young French
virgins start falling prey to the worst of
predators, our scent-ual prodigy, with his uncanny
ability sniff out success from afar, always
seems near the serial killer. What his quest
for the perfect perfume recipe eventually
reveals is a secret ingredient, the true
scent of a woman.
Get a chilling whiff of PERFUME and inhale a
masterpiece.
Rating:
Summary: Suskind's created a monster
Review: Perfume is highly engrossing I was expecting a predictable ending and was completely thrown by the conclusion. Suskind has created a very real world in which scent is parallel to love
Rating:
Summary: "Your scent is still here in my place of recovery" (Cobain)
Review: Kurt Cobain wrote "Like most babies smell like butter his smell smelled like no other He was born scentless and senseless he was born scentless apprentice..."You can't fire me because i quit throw me in the fire and i won't throw a fit" ("Scentless Apprentice","In Utero" by Nirvana(the greatest album of all time))
This is simply the greatest book in 20th century.
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Summary: Breathtaking book about a scary creature of outrages talents
Review: I've read the book twice (german + english) and both times I couldn't put it away. I dove into the world of a genious, who is incapable to handle the realistic and average world. With his eyes you discover a new dimension. The dimension of scents - a world of smells. How different everything looks from here, other rules, another way of setting priorities. Pitty,disgust and sympathy are always with you and you seem to be glued to the book....
Rating:
Summary: Extraordinary
Review: This may be the best book written in the 20th century! This is a great book
Rating:
Summary: An excellent romantic story. The best book I've ever read.
Review: Best book I've ever read, and I'll continue to search for it until I own it
Rating:
Summary: Everything around me became more vivid
Review: I did not realize the realm I was stepping into. I just
could not step out of it till the end, and still the smell
of the story will linger with me forever.
You just have to stick your nose in this book.
Rating:
Summary: A Redefinition of the Senses
Review: I had the fortune to read this book in its original language, German. Never before have I come across a work so fresh, almost arrogant at times, in which an extremely witty author manages to deliver such a powerful, yet so simple storyline. Art is defined by its true simplicity, and Suskind captures the reader so well. In a world that is systematically being deprived of its basic senses, you will find Suskind's work compelling, motivating, enchanting. You will actually find pleasure in forcing your nose to smell, again
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