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Nov 13, 2020
Connie G
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"Perfume: The Story of a Murderer" tells the story of Jean-Baptiste Grenouille who starts his life as an unwanted, abused orphan in 18th Century France. He has an exquisitely sensitive sense of smell, although his own body possesses no smell of its own. He becomes an apprentice parfumier who wants to possess the most perfect scent in the world. He had followed the alluring smell in the wind to discover a beautiful adolescent girl. The twisted fairy tale goes on from that disturbing day.
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May 22, 2011
Rosemary
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This is the story of a man born in the gutter in 18th-century Paris with two peculiarities: a hypersensitive sense of smell and a lack of personal odour that makes people distrust and avoid him without knowing why. He develops the ability to create wonderful perfumes but never manages to become like other people.
This book took me by surprise. I expected a crime novel, and it really isn't. There is murder but it is just a means to an end for him.
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This book took me by surprise. I expected a crime novel, and it really isn't. There is murder but it is just a means to an end for him.
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Mar 07, 2011
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Jan 09, 2015
Sanskriti Nagar
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Jul 04, 2016
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Aug 26, 2017
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Jan 08, 2025
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