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Perfume

the Story of a Murderer
May 10, 2018CaroleCorns rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
The book was better. It's more like 3 1/2 stars, but I gave it 5 stars to balance out the 1-star reviews of a couple of whacked-out religious people. I'm a natural perfumer, and I really liked the aspect of the story that focused on the creation of perfumes (from flowers and other botanicals) before the advent of modern aromachemistry. The story absolutely nailed some of the problems with 18th century perfumery (flammability, dearth of interesting but legal materials). Like Baldini, I have tried to make a perfume with too much rosemary and citrus, and I wouldn't recommend it, even as a linen spray. But the premise of a person who is devoid of scent who covets the scent of others is pretty bizarre. I won't even go into the manufacturing practices of the antihero.