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The author puts words together in a very readable way. Unfortunately I found nothing interesting about the words he puts together. There is neither plot nor characterization. Yes, the main character does stuff and moves around the country. For most of the book it is seemingly without purpose. Grenouille is born and lives. The author gives us nothing to either like nor dislike Grenouille. He just is. Yes, he is different, but that is no reason to have feelings for him one way or the other. The ch
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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.
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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)
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Aug 22, 2009
Amy
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