A review by dhyani
Perfume: The Story of a Murderer by Patrick Süskind

dark tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? N/A
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

A once in a lifetime kind of book, I don’t think I would ever read it again. Humanity is shown as bare as imaginable, the main character is the embodiment of everything that a human loathes in himself and everything that is opposite of a  human. The role of perfume in this book makes you think about the senses and how they affect people. 
I think it’s refreshing in the sense that it’s so thoroughly different and dark, I would even say disgusting. 
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