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Oh Perfume, Perfume, Perfume. This book would've gotten three stars if it weren't for the middle section. Seriously, when I initially read the back cover, I half-expected people to drop dead left and right while the batshit insane Jean-Baptiste Grenouille created his "ultimate scent" - which he does but it takes a long time to get there, folks! I should REALLY learn that the teaser summary isn't the entire book. For shame, Rachel, for shame.
Anyway the middle section (where Jean-Baptiste indulges ...more
Anyway the middle section (where Jean-Baptiste indulges ...more
After I saw this on a "top 100" list I though I would give it a go.
I read it in a day, so definitely the book held me interested for that time. (Mind you I was stuck at an airport for 3 of those hours)
I did like the descriptive perfume making passages. I am a pharmacist so the procedures were fascinating and familiar.
The ending was a bit odd, and yes the middle did drag on,
overall a good yarn, but it will not be re-read.
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I read it in a day, so definitely the book held me interested for that time. (Mind you I was stuck at an airport for 3 of those hours)
I did like the descriptive perfume making passages. I am a pharmacist so the procedures were fascinating and familiar.
The ending was a bit odd, and yes the middle did drag on,
overall a good yarn, but it will not be re-read.
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4.5 stars. So beautifully written. So unique. Gorgeous book (if disturbing).
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