Amandine reviewed Le parfum by Patrick Süskind
Fascinante
5 stars
La descripción de los olores cotidianos de este libro me pareció fascinante.
336 pages
German language
Published Nov. 7, 2012 by Diogenes Verlag AG.
Im achtzehnten Jahrhundert lebte in Frankreich ein Mann, der zu den genialsten und abscheulichsten Gestalten dieser an genialen und abscheulichen Gestalten nicht armen Epoche gehörte. Die spannende Geschichte - märchenhaft, witzig und zugleich fürchterlich angsteinflößend - vom finsteren Helden Grenouille.
Old-fashioned
3 stars
Set in 18th Century Paris, a man with no scent possesses an incredible sense of smell. If it were written today, it could easily be a super-villain story: scent is the key to power and control here. It avoids those tropes, but gets mired in others that are unfortunately very gendered and tired. Interesting details on perfumery though, and the language can be entertaining in its hyperbole.
Amandine B reviewed Le parfum by Patrick Süskind
Fascinante
5 stars
La descripción de los olores cotidianos de este libro me pareció fascinante.
PanaX@bookwyrm.social reviewed Perfume by Patrick Süskind
Review of 'Perfume' on 'Goodreads'
5 stars
Excellent book.
PaperbackReader reviewed Perfume by Patrick Süskind
Review of 'Perfume' on 'Goodreads'
5 stars
One of the more compelling books I've read.
At no point did I feel anything like compassion or sympathy for the protagonist, but unlike other books that offer unsympathetic leads (Frank Herbert's Man of Two Worlds comes immediately to mind), this didn't sour me to the novel. To the contrary; I found the story all the more riveting for it. It was a study of a monster in a man's form.
I'm gonna have to let this book sit in my mind for a while, but I think this is going to settle into one of the Top 20 Best Books I've Ever Read.
One of the more compelling books I've read.
At no point did I feel anything like compassion or sympathy for the protagonist, but unlike other books that offer unsympathetic leads (Frank Herbert's Man of Two Worlds comes immediately to mind), this didn't sour me to the novel. To the contrary; I found the story all the more riveting for it. It was a study of a monster in a man's form.
I'm gonna have to let this book sit in my mind for a while, but I think this is going to settle into one of the Top 20 Best Books I've Ever Read.
