"Odors have a power of persuasion stronger than that of words, appearances, emotions, or will. The persuasive power of an odor cannot be fended off, it enters into us like breath into our lungs, it fills us up, imbues us totally. There is no remedy for it.”
Reading Perfume was delicious but gross at the same time, The main character was inhumane and unrecognisable, but someone i wanted him to win, i wanted him to know what the women smelt like. The general reader of novels is usually in favour of the good guy or girl, the villians of the story are found by us with evil stares and sometimes whole body shivers.
This novel was all about Grenouille and his amazing scense of smell, i really could smell what he was describing. The author did such a great job with this book. I loved it.
I found writing this weeks review was tough though, i spent nearly an hour doing my review as the words perfect enough to despcribe how i felt were hard to find, i really wanted to be creative. I finished my review feelign confident....Of corse i then found a New York times review (professionl review) and realised that my review was not even half as good as that review. But what fun i had with this week's assignment.
Next week is nmy last book, i am so un sure about what to finish with, i have read some of the greats in novels and i really want to end with a phenomenal novel...
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