Perfume: The Story of a Murderer
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1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die
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Published 13 years, 11 months ago
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16 years, 7 months ago at Sep 16 20:19
Jean-Baptiste Grenouille - human or monster? Both? Just when I found myself feeling sympathetic to this young man who grew up without human kindness, the monster side of him would emerge and I could sense his scorn for people he fooled with his pretense of humanity. This was a beautifully written book about the importance of smell that we all take for granted and how one man with an incredible gif... read more