# Fairy Tale for Perfume Enthusiasts

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**Created:** [July 11, 2006, 2:54am UTC](https://pheromonetalk.com/t/fairy-tale-for-perfume-enthusiasts/488 "2006-07-11T02:54:19Z")\
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**Author:** ![PheroQuirk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/9e8a1a/32.png) [@PheroQuirk](https://pheromonetalk.com/u/PheroQuirk)\
**Post date:** [July 11, 2006, 2:54am UTC](https://pheromonetalk.com/t/fairy-tale-for-perfume-enthusiasts/488/1 "2006-07-11T02:54:19Z")

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**Perfume : The Story of a Murderer**

> **[Amazon.com: Perfume: The Story of a Murderer: 9780375725845: Patrick Suskind,...](https://www.amazon.com/Perfume-Story-Murderer-Patrick-Suskind/dp/0375725849)**
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> Amazon.com: Perfume: The Story of a Murderer: 9780375725845: Patrick Suskind, John E. Woods: Books

from the amazon review

"In 18th century France, Jean-Baptiste Grenouille, born with no scent of his own, but with with a supernatural ability to detect the scent of others is driven to murder in order to create the perfect perfume. This extraordinarily original premise encompasses the most elegant, aristocratic and erotic novel I have ever read. Flawlessly written and drenched in irony, Perfume tells a haunting tale of a man reminiscent of the Phantom of the Opera, the Hunchback of Notre Dame, Beauty and the Beast (beast), and even Faust. Amd finally! A writer with enough talent to let us experience Grenouille’s thoughts and emotions. Although, of course, identification with him is impossible, (Grenouille is the most chilling character in literature) I did manage to understand Grenouille’s all-consuming passion, much to Suskind’s credit. Suskind’s prose is lush and evokative (the decadance of 18th century France simply comes alive) without spilling over into the purple prose of books like Violin or The English Patient. Perfume is a bizarre tale, but it is also lyrical and hypnotic–almost a fairy tale of terror. If you’re looking for something different, something special, I highly recommend Perfume. The only other book I’ve found to equal it in originality is Jose Saramago’s Blindness. Perfume, however, remains my alltime favorite.  
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**Author:** ![corei7](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e36b37/32.png) [@corei7](https://pheromonetalk.com/u/corei7)\
**Post date:** [February 25, 2010, 4:36am UTC](https://pheromonetalk.com/t/fairy-tale-for-perfume-enthusiasts/488/2 "2010-02-25T04:36:56Z")

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If one understands the book, he would know that Grenouille is not evil. only for Grenouille nothing else matters to him other than scents, because he never understood those other things. all he was looking for was love and acceptance and to be part of human beings. anyway, that’s the way i see it.

GREAT book, everyone should read it, ESPECIALLY members of this forum, cuz it’s emm… highly relevant! 🙂