Perfume: The Story of a Murderer
by Patrick Suskind, J.E. Woods | Literature & Fiction |
ISBN: 0140120831 Global Overview for this book
ISBN: 0140120831 Global Overview for this book
Registered by Fluffy-Owl of Chichester, West Sussex United Kingdom on 1/2/2006
This Book is Currently in the Wild!
This Book is Currently in the Wild!
10 journalers for this copy...
Journal Entry 1 by Fluffy-Owl from Chichester, West Sussex United Kingdom on Monday, January 2, 2006
The Literary Review said...
"Born in sweaty, fetid eighteenth-century Paris, Grenouille is distinctive even in infancy. He has 'the finest nose in Paris and no personal odor'. With wit, a Gothic imagination and considerable originality, Suskind has developed this simple idea into a fantastic tale of murder and twisted eroticism controlled by a disgusted loathing of humanity...Clever, stylish, absorbing and well worth reading."
The murders are all rather odd, but then of course they would be as they are so enveloped in the murderer's sense of smell. I didn't really find much of it believable (the cave?!) but I think I enjoyed it overall, and it definitely made me pay more attention to the smells individual objects can have.
"Born in sweaty, fetid eighteenth-century Paris, Grenouille is distinctive even in infancy. He has 'the finest nose in Paris and no personal odor'. With wit, a Gothic imagination and considerable originality, Suskind has developed this simple idea into a fantastic tale of murder and twisted eroticism controlled by a disgusted loathing of humanity...Clever, stylish, absorbing and well worth reading."
The murders are all rather odd, but then of course they would be as they are so enveloped in the murderer's sense of smell. I didn't really find much of it believable (the cave?!) but I think I enjoyed it overall, and it definitely made me pay more attention to the smells individual objects can have.
Journal Entry 2 by Fluffy-Owl from Chichester, West Sussex United Kingdom on Thursday, March 23, 2006
Accepted on a Relay, so will be posted off to Greece later this week.
The book is here!
Thanks Fluffy-Owl!
Thanks Fluffy-Owl!
I had read this book many years ago... It was nice to read it again! It's a great story, strange but great! The description of the smells, the perfumes, the feelings (or the luck of feelings!) is a masterpiece! And Grenouille is a unique "hero"!
Journal Entry 5 by constantweader from Manchester, Greater Manchester United Kingdom on Saturday, July 29, 2006
Oops, forgot to journal this when I first got it!
An enjoyable read - strange concept which kept me reading, and a nicely judged ending.
Ready to be passed on.
An enjoyable read - strange concept which kept me reading, and a nicely judged ending.
Ready to be passed on.
Journal Entry 6 by jehanine from Manchester, Greater Manchester United Kingdom on Sunday, July 30, 2006
Another book-I-couldn't-resist from constantweader, for whose efforts to prevent me from doing things other than reading I am enormously grateful.
Journal Entry 7 by jehanine at Fopp Cafe, off Market Street in Manchester, Greater Manchester United Kingdom on Friday, August 25, 2006
Released 17 yrs ago (8/26/2006 UTC) at Fopp Cafe, off Market Street in Manchester, Greater Manchester United Kingdom
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Either at the bookcrossing meeting or in the wilds of central Manchester afterwards.
Either at the bookcrossing meeting or in the wilds of central Manchester afterwards.
Journal Entry 8 by jehanine from Manchester, Greater Manchester United Kingdom on Friday, August 25, 2006
Hmmm, enjoyed the concept, and the writing is impressive, but something about it failed to rouse my interest and I didn't finish it - I hope to pass it on to someone more appreciative tomorrow.
I took this book from the Manchester meet with the idea in mind to let it travel some more by placing it in a bookbox! So, here it goes into the Fiction Mix box traveling again on 31st August 2006
The cover (not the one shown!) made me take note of this book, so I took it from the box. I will read and pass on.
This was a strange read, but after a slow start I really enjoyed it. I think this has to be the surprisingly good read of 2006 for me.
It is amazing how much more I have become aware of my sense of smell while reading this book.
This is earmarked for the next reader and so will pass on soon.
It is amazing how much more I have become aware of my sense of smell while reading this book.
This is earmarked for the next reader and so will pass on soon.
Arrived safely thank you.
This little book has really travelled hasn't it?
This little book has really travelled hasn't it?
A slow start, but definately an above average read. This one surprised me.
I'm putting this into catrionamoores Never Judge A BookBox
I'm putting this into catrionamoores Never Judge A BookBox
Journal Entry 14 by KaKo27 from Sarisbury Green, Hampshire United Kingdom on Monday, September 3, 2007
I took the book out of the box "Never judge a book box" and somehow forgot to register it. The sentence on the wrapping appealt to me, so I was a bit sorry, that I had already read the book some years ago in German. On the other hand, if I had not known the book, the sentence was spot on for a very good read.
Journal Entry 15 by KaKo27 from Sarisbury Green, Hampshire United Kingdom on Monday, September 3, 2007
As I said in the last journal entry, I read the book some years ago, and I will never forget how much it impressed me, the atmosphere the author created and the lovely shudder, whilst reading about Grenouille and the virgin girls.
It was one of the rare books you carry around in your mind for a long time after having finished it.
It was one of the rare books you carry around in your mind for a long time after having finished it.
Journal Entry 16 by KaKo27 at The Talisman Pub in Park Gate, Near Fareham, Hampshire United Kingdom on Tuesday, December 4, 2007
Released 16 yrs ago (12/4/2007 UTC) at The Talisman Pub in Park Gate, Near Fareham, Hampshire United Kingdom
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I took the book to the meeting in the Talisman Pub tonight.
I took the book to the meeting in the Talisman Pub tonight.
Picked up at the meet tonight for re-releasing elsewhere.
I picked this up at the last London meetup and finished it on the tube this morning. What an interesting story! The writing was fantastic, and it's definitely made me think more about the scents of the world.
Will be looking for a new home for this well-travelled book soon.
Will be looking for a new home for this well-travelled book soon.
Journal Entry 19 by Alectoness at Everyman Cinema in Hampstead, Greater London United Kingdom on Tuesday, July 29, 2008
Released 15 yrs ago (7/29/2008 UTC) at Everyman Cinema in Hampstead, Greater London United Kingdom
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Left in the cinema foyer before the 8.30pm screening of 'The Dark Night' yesterday.
Left in the cinema foyer before the 8.30pm screening of 'The Dark Night' yesterday.
