Lesley S. reviewed on 12/25/2009 + 50 more book reviews

An interesting 18th century villain, although nothing near as beguiling as a Hannibal Lector. I liked the author's notion that we're all heavily influenced (often unconsciously) by scent, plus the book's ending was engaging & creative. Oddly enough, there is an extended rant around pages 50-60 that I found the most riveting section: an older man, a perfumer with his heart and mind in the prior century, examines modernity and the myriad rapid & "shocking" ways that times have changed (and continue changing) just prior to the Seven Year's War (1756-1763).

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