Perfume
by Patrick Süskind
Taste attributes: crimehistoricalhorrorpsychologicalslowfresh & originalunsavouryheavyimaginaryintricatelinearenclosedemotive & stirringself destruction/implosionall consuming quest
Boxlist takeExpect an inventive, dark crime novel, heavy rather than light. Best if you like edge over warmth.
Pace: balanced · Originality: very fresh · Tone: very dark · Weight: heavy · Realism: imaginary world · Story: intricate · Structure: balanced · Look: balanced · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score
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3.9 / 5
93 ratings
About This Book
INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER • Set in eighteenth-century France, the classic novel that provokes a terrifying examination of what happens when one man’s indulgence in his greatest passion—his sense of smell—leads to murder.
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- Author
- Patrick Süskind
- Published
- 1985
- Pages
- 263
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- Open Library
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