Perfume
Patrick Suskind
A story about an 18th-century foundling, Jean Baptiste Grenouille - a monster, a murderer - obsessed with smell. To create the perfect perfume he must gather the scent from a number of beautiful girls, and to gather this scent he must first kill them.
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Posted by Avocatore (1 year ago ) I didn't think the film did too badly, apart from some haminess and an awful lot of cutting. But yes, it doesn't capture the kind of heady evocation in the prose. This is more about the scent than the slaughter, which is no bad thing.
Posted by veobey123 (1 year ago ) This is one of my favourite books ever. It is so original and thought provoking. Hey! I am ready to read it again!!!
Posted by tcook@abctales.com (1 year ago ) How sad that they felt they had to try and make a film of it. This book stimulates your imaginary olfactory senses in an extraordinary manner. If you haven't read it then you should!
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