Amazing story, very dark stuff. So much of the book is spent describing smells and yet it doesn't come across as being repetitive, I never knew the English language was as rich as it is when describing how Paris smells.

Years ago I stumbled across the movie and was blown away by it, the ending was one of the best ever but believe it or not the movie did not do the book justice. I knew what to expect when I got to the end but still found it pretty shocking. Grenouille is a mesmerising character completely oblivious to what is napping around him, he has only one care in the world, creating the best perfume ever.

I am going to watch the movie again now, worth a rematch I think.