Marci G. (GowerMeower) reviewed on 6/8/2007 + 179 more book reviews

Helpful Score: 2

While the main character is duly repulsive, he is fascinating none the less. The story is told so successfully, that you can visualize each scene. It is about a man in 18th century France, born without a scent (he CAN smell, he just doesn't HAVE a personal scent of his own) and with a heightened sense of smell so that he can duplicate an odor of anything he wishes, both stinking and fragrantly rich. The story unfolds as we read of his progression from a lowly born nothing, to his aspirations to be the worlds best perfumer, to his madness of capturing the scent of his eventual victims, and his eventual fate. Quite an imaginative work of fiction, but it is extremely dark to the point of being disturbing in some points. Yet, you won't be able to put it down.

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