Amandine reviewed Le parfum by Patrick Süskind
Fascinante
5 stars
La descripción de los olores cotidianos de este libro me pareció fascinante.
Paperback, 308 pages
Spanish language
Published Oct. 12, 2006 by Booket, Seix Barral.
4 stars
(118 reviews)
Das Parfum, a contemporary novel, which at first sight stands out for the extensive and astonishing descriptions it contains, hides behind it the story of a young man who lives submerged in the misery of his own being due to his inability to love and the profound social and family rejection that has accompanied him throughout his life. The existential emptiness, the craving for power, the loneliness, the identity problem of the subject and many other aspects emerge from the work in a discreet but at the same time shocking way, where in any case it is not difficult to end up feeling.
Erin reviewed Perfume by Patrick Süskind
Review of 'Perfume' on 'Goodreads'
2 stars
Despite the 2 stars, there are a few things I liked about this book. I just thought it was incredibly boring 90% of the time, so those enjoyable things were not enough to boost my star rating.
I’m a little baffled at the status this book has as something of a classic. I’m going to chalk it up to the bizarre ending and the unique scent-focused take this has on a murderer. Because otherwise this thing is very dull, full of details about perfume processing and very little about murdering.
What I liked:
1. The writing style. I thought it was successfully old timey. The narration felt right for the 1700s.
2. The setting. I liked the early days of European “science” feel.
3. The interludes about side characters. I often found those tangents more interesting than the murderer’s story.
4. The ending. It was surreal and bananas, and I …
Despite the 2 stars, there are a few things I liked about this book. I just thought it was incredibly boring 90% of the time, so those enjoyable things were not enough to boost my star rating.
I’m a little baffled at the status this book has as something of a classic. I’m going to chalk it up to the bizarre ending and the unique scent-focused take this has on a murderer. Because otherwise this thing is very dull, full of details about perfume processing and very little about murdering.
What I liked:
1. The writing style. I thought it was successfully old timey. The narration felt right for the 1700s.
2. The setting. I liked the early days of European “science” feel.
3. The interludes about side characters. I often found those tangents more interesting than the murderer’s story.
4. The ending. It was surreal and bananas, and I just wish it was more like that earlier.
Amandine B reviewed Le parfum by Patrick Süskind
Fascinante
5 stars
La descripción de los olores cotidianos de este libro me pareció fascinante.
PanaX reviewed Perfume by Patrick Süskind
Review of 'Perfume' on 'Goodreads'
5 stars
Excellent book.
NightDrake reviewed Perfume by Patrick Süskind
Review of 'Perfume (International Writers)' on 'Goodreads'
1 star
I tried so very hard with this book, but it didn’t really do anything for me at all. It skipped around a whole lot, the main character was probably one of the most arrogant people I’ve ever read about, and the story didn’t really go anywhere. I feel like when people get to the end of the book, they’ll be like. “Why did I read this utter shit!”
Pearson (he/they) reviewed Perfume by Patrick Süskind
Review of 'Perfume (International Writers)' on 'Goodreads'
4 stars
Perfume, the hauntingly esoteric novel from Patrick Süskind, is essential reading for these trying times. Given to me by a student mere hours before Donald Trump was "elected" the 45th president of the United States, I found Süskind's thriller to be a prescient warning. Forget Marquis de Sade--Süskind knows how to tell the ultimate story of horror in France.
At once an evanescent sojourn along the unseen and wafting waves of scent and a chilling allegory of Hitler's ascension to power, Süskind's lyrical prose captivates its audience as effectively as his protagonist (or should we say "antagonist") captures scents. Perfume may well be The Story of a Murderer, but it is simultaneously a warning: if we acquiesce to charismatic charlatans, deranged demagogues, and fatuous fascists we will all have blood on our hands.
Favorite Quote:
"For the first time, they had done something out of love."
Unruly Stacks reviewed Perfume by Patrick Süskind
Review of 'Perfume' on 'Goodreads'
5 stars
One of the more compelling books I've read.
At no point did I feel anything like compassion or sympathy for the protagonist, but unlike other books that offer unsympathetic leads (Frank Herbert's Man of Two Worlds comes immediately to mind), this didn't sour me to the novel. To the contrary; I found the story all the more riveting for it. It was a study of a monster in a man's form.
I'm gonna have to let this book sit in my mind for a while, but I think this is going to settle into one of the Top 20 Best Books I've Ever Read.
avid-reader reviewed Perfume by Patrick Süskind
Review of 'Perfume' on 'Goodreads'
4 stars
Began slowly, but the main character was interesting from the first moment on... fulminant ending!!!
Reading Lullaby reviewed Perfume by Patrick Süskind
Review of 'Perfume (International Writers)' on 'Storygraph'
5 stars
Addicting in a dark sense. It makes you despise Jean-Baptiste and at the same time you want more.
Kyrylys reviewed El perfume by Patrick Süskind (Booket)
Review of 'El perfume' on 'Goodreads'
5 stars
Review completa: markapaginas.blogspot.com.es/2013/03/el-perfume-patrick-suskind.html
Realgnomidad reviewed Perfume by Patrick Süskind
Review of 'Perfume (International Writers)' on 'Goodreads'
2 stars
A mix of brilliance, surrealism, and nonsense, parts of this book were great, and other sections just mystified or confused. The final scenes, in particular, left me shaking my head in disappointment.
Carlos Cámara reviewed Perfume by Patrick Süskind
Review of 'Perfume (International Writers)' on 'Goodreads'
1 star
Pretencioso y tedioso. Más que un libro parece un ejercicio literario.
Carlos Cámara reviewed Perfume by Patrick Süskind
Review of 'Perfume (International Writers)' on 'GoodReads'
1 star
Pretencioso y tedioso. Más que un libro parece un ejercicio literario.
