Perfume: The Story of a Murderer
Posted by Anoushahod in Fragrance Updates, tags: Murderer, perfume, Story
- ISBN13: 9780375725845
- Condition: NEW
- Notes: Brаחԁ Nеw frοm Publisher. Nο Remainder Mаrk.
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Aח acclaimed bestseller аחԁ international sensation, Patrick Suskind's classic novel provokes a terrifying examination οf wһаt happens wһеח one man's indulgence іח һіѕ greatest passion-һіѕ sense οf smell-leads tο murder.
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The book elegantly and slyly poses the point that one can be an “artist” in ANY field, if “gifted” enough, including butchering young women and concocting perfumes from their glands. Ah, the delight! First, I imagine that most readers and the author (unless a very ill person) have never really smelled the scent of death, in all its sickly-sweetness; otherwise, they would not be so fascinated by Chanel No. 5 still having as key ingredient the genital spray of a civet cat!
In all seriousness, the notion that art trumps and/or transcends all morality is so typical of the present day and age that it has become absurd in its tedium. I suppose the attack on the WTC was artistic in its boldness, audacity, sense of scale, grandeur and, of curse, the dramatic!
I will even give away the ending to this book, where the fantastic artist-murderer sacrifices his body to the actual consumption of the mob, so that they can eat of his artistry!
I guess I now await a novelized treatment on the intense but oh-so-very cooly professional artistry of Osama, bin Laden.
Rating: 3 / 5
This book is supposed to be wonderful. I’ve never read it, but I thought I might as well add the useless, stupid fact that Kurt Cobain, lead vocalist for the legandary band NIRVANA wrote a song about this book (and man) called Scentless Apprentice.
As if anyone cares…
Rating: 5 / 5
dull, no climax at all, a very weak ending, nearly none dialogues, a ridiculous main character ( the murderer ), a wry style of writing. And people say this is excellent .. GO figure …
Rating: 1 / 5
Not so excellent as people say. Not at all. Very dissapointing…
Rating: 1 / 5
One of the dumbest books I’ve evere read.
Bought it because of the 5 star reviews
by others. For those who have not read
this book, you’ll save a lot of time by
starting to read from page 200.
Rating: 1 / 5