“Perfume; The Story of a Murderer” by Patrick Süskind.

“Perfume; The Story of a Murderer” by Patrick Süskind.

In actuality, I’ve been listening to the audiobook, which works out great for all the pronunciations of the French words. This is the best book I’ve read in a very long time. Sheer beauty, amazing descriptions, and the author’s depth into the world of scent is writing of which I have never seen the likes of before. Throw in some murder and BOOM! Perfect book. It takes place in 1700’s France, where a lad has an uncanny gift of scent, his whole world is described in smells. He grows up to apprentice with famous perfume makers in Paris because he wants to learn how to distill the scent of a woman. Insert murder here.