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I sort of stumbled into this book. I don't normally read whatever genre you would call this, so I went in with a little trepidation. I like plot driven novels more than character driven, and unfortunately this falls mostly in the latter. There were times when Grenouille was doing something that I was completely engaged, turning pages to see what would happen next. And others, especially during chapters told from people I just met, where I wanted to get back to the point.
It was an interesting nov ...more
It was an interesting nov ...more
I began reading this book after having seen the previews for the movie, so I thought this book was purely about killing women and turning them into perfume.
Fortunately, as I have reassured my mum countless times, this is a very little part of the book. The book is actually a story of a man named Jean-Baptiste Grenouille from birth to death. What I loved most about it is that the prose was simple, yet it flowed and transitioned beautifully from one sentence to the next, weaving a sort of literary ...more
Fortunately, as I have reassured my mum countless times, this is a very little part of the book. The book is actually a story of a man named Jean-Baptiste Grenouille from birth to death. What I loved most about it is that the prose was simple, yet it flowed and transitioned beautifully from one sentence to the next, weaving a sort of literary ...more
Had a slow spot for me in the middle, but it may have just been me being anxious to finish up another book I was reading at the time. The last hundred or so pages seemed to fly by and kept me interested. Finished it at 2:30 am. :)
Extremely creepy main character with rich descriptive language.
May 17, 2009
Kat (A Journey In Reading)
marked it as to-read
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Aug 22, 2009
Amy
marked it as to-read
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