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Patrick Süskind: Perfume (1987, Penguin) 4 stars

Das Parfum, a contemporary novel, which at first sight stands out for the extensive …

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!”