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Perfume: The Story of a Murderer by Patrick Süskind
4.0
dark mysterious tense fast-paced
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

What a unique book this is: everything from the subject matter (of smell, and a man who has an ridiculously powerful sense of it), to the character development of the creepy and curious protagonist, Jean-Baptiste Grenouille, to the mysterious voice of the unknown narrator.

The story is a strange one, but if you go in with an open mind, you'll be delighted, in a dark and twisted way, by the tale that awaits you.

I had a memory of finding this book incredible when I first read it about 12/13 years ago, and while I was, on the whole, engrossed, it didn't blow me away in the way I expected.

Still, it is rather clever in making you think about identity, how we define ourselves, and the significance of smell and what it communicates as we go about our day-to-day in society.