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Lisa (Harmonybites)
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I wanted to take a shower after reading this book--it is seriously, seriously creepy. About a serial killer stalking virgins for their essence to create the perfect perfume, the novel is filled with fantastic touches and the simply bizarre.
All in all, I have to admire the way the author vividly creates a grotesque monster, Jean-Baptiste Grenouille, as memorable and original as Dracula. An olfactory genius on the order of a Mozart, he has no smell of his own but can distinguish between the most ...more
All in all, I have to admire the way the author vividly creates a grotesque monster, Jean-Baptiste Grenouille, as memorable and original as Dracula. An olfactory genius on the order of a Mozart, he has no smell of his own but can distinguish between the most ...more
Holy crap what a random ending. What a random book in total. This was one of those books that stuck with me for a long time in its oddity.
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