Perfume by Patrick Sskind (February Reading Group I)
A group of us here at Bestsellers have decided to read Perfume by Patrick Sskind. Everyone is welcome to join the discussion. Some have already started reading the book and others have not. I am...
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Hats off to scribble18 for recommending this one! I'm finding it a fast, enjoyable read and a nice change of pace as well. Thanks, scribble! I wouldn't have found this one on my own.
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Very true Just finished it myself, what a different story it told, very interesting. I found myself looking at Grenouille as a hero charecter and could forgive him all his evil ways because he was so...
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I'm not quite finished reading it, but wanted to add a spoiler alert for the reader guide posted above. Sweetpea, I'm not only wondering what I smell like *sniffs crook of elbow* but I think I might...
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Hi Gnome, The descriptive use of the word tic worked really well to increase our repulsion of Grenouille, gray, ugly, bloated on blood (scent) - very similar to our "hero".I tried the smelling of...
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I have also gained a new awareness of my olfactory environment. I can't imagine how overwhelmingly horrible the cities of that age smelled, but perhaps their denizens actually became accustomed to the...
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I finished reading Perfume yesterday and I was impressed with the book. It is a really unique story. I have never read anything else quite like it.
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I was -and am- intrigued by the scents G. makes to mask himself and the powers they give him, particularly his version of Ode to the Common Man, a kind of a cloak of invisiblilty. Look, up in the sky!...
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Yes, I was intrigued by the parts where Suskind described him composing or disecting scents. Of course the book took place back in the 1700's when people were um, not as hygenic as they are (for the...
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I am still in the middle of reading the book but I have some time now until the next mock exams. The four chapters I have read, i must say it is a very creepy narration... vi er alle engler med bare...
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Yes, the main character was very, very creepy.*shudder*
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I'm also in the middle of reading this. It started out a little slow for me, but now it's too creepy to put down.
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I just finished reading this book as well. I am an extremely olfactory person. I am absolutely lost without my sense of smell (as right now with a terrible cold) so this book was fantastic. I enjoyed...
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I agree: Sskind made me love to hate Grenouille.Hope your cold gets better soon!
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Thank you it's my first cold in about 2 years and horrific to boot.Gnomey - I am in complete agreement with you about the fascination with the scents he creates...cat poo and fish? And here I thought...
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Quote:cat poo and fish? And here I thought men smelled so great. I'll never smell another person the same again.I was fascinated by the way he used smells to portray himself as a particular member of...
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