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keepingupwiththepenguins
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Pickpick

Perfume is distinctly unsettling in the way that it sets up the story as the hardscrabble life of a gifted kid, worthy of any Dickensian novel, only to have him devolve into a particularly abhorrent villain. As readers, we‘re very familiar with seeing these characters overcome their hard-knock circumstances to “make good” – Jean-Baptiste does not do that. Full review: https://keepingupwiththepenguins.com/perfume-patrick-suskind/

MrsMalaprop This was in my top 10 for many years. Twisted and wonderful. 1mo
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WorldsOkayestStepMom
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I FINALLY finished this book! I started it about this time 2023 on audio, and then life got in the way of me finishing it then. I bought the Kindle version earlier this year when it was on a great sale, and got around to reading it. I loved being back in Joshi's world, this time following Radha's story (don't worry, Malik and Lakshmi are there too)!

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Octoberwoman
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I‘m posting one book a day from my massive collection. No description, no reason for why I want to read it (some I‘ve had so long I don‘t even remember why!). Feel free to join in!

#ABookADay2024

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kricheal
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Panpan

People are not meant to all like the same book.

Tamra You are right! I love Suskind‘s work including this one, but when I don‘t like a popular book I sometimes wonder if I‘m missing something. 10mo
dabbe #fanofthepan! 🤩🤩🤩 10mo
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Susanita
Jitterbug Perfume | Tom Robbins
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Eggs Perfect 💜🩷💜 10mo
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IuliaC
The Perfume Collector | Kathleen Tessaro
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Mehso-so

This is a nice vacation read. Grace Monroe seems to lead a good life in 1950s' London aristocracy. She receives an unexpected inheritance from a mysterious lady in Paris, whose identity Grace will be struggling to discover. The storylines of the two ladies unfold beautifully but are too convenient and predictable.

vlwelser I felt the same way about this one. Based on the premise, I expected to like it a whole lot more than I actually did. 11mo
IuliaC @vlwelser Exactly! 10mo
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kricheal
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Starting this next 🎧

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SanjanaGhosh
Jitterbug Perfume | Tom Robbins
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Mehso-so

This has got to be the strangest book I‘ve ever read! I don‘t know quite how to review it but I can say for sure it has definitely enhanced my vocabulary for sure!!!

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KateReadsYA
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Pickpick

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Cuilin
Perfumer's Secret | Adria J Cimino
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1 It may be obvious to say books, but I especially loved the smell of brand new school books, cracking them open and sticking my nose right in the middle.
2 A crayon/paint/Play-Doh mix. I taught Montessori preK for 27 years and the smell of a preschool classroom still makes me smile.
4 Weirdly tobacco. I am not a smoker, but I love the smell of pipes and cigars. I even have a candle that smells like them.
@Eggs & thanks for the tag @dabbe

dabbe OMG, the smell of Play-Doh. I'd love to smell your combo, too! And I can totally understand the smells of cigars; they remind me of my grandpa. 💚💙💚 1y
Cuilin @dabbe yes I think the smell of cigars are a nostalgic reminder of the past. 1y
Eggs #1 - oh yes that was heaven! Great descriptions 🙌🏻👏🏻 1y
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