A haunting tale of a murderer obsessed with capturing scents in 18th-century France, blending horror and sensual depravity.
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A haunting tale of a murderer obsessed with capturing scents in 18th-century France, blending horror and sensual depravity.
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INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER • Set in eighteenth-century France, the classic novel that provokes a terrifying examination of what happens when one man’s indulgence in his greatest passion—his sense of smell—leads to murder. In the slums of eighteenth-century France, the infant Jean-Baptiste Grenouille is born with one sublime gift—an absolute sense of smell.
What's Inside
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Sexual content
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Obsession with young women's scents drives murders; sensual undertones but no explicit sex.
Violence & gore
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Multiple on-page murders of young girls with corpse scent extraction and body focus.
Profanity
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Occasional mild profanity in period dialogue.
Substance use
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Background alcohol use in taverns and daily life.
LGBTQ+ Rep.
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No LGBTQ+ characters or themes present
Religious content
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Clergy, churches, and religious rituals appear in historical setting.
Magic & witchcraft
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No magic or witchcraft elements present
Occult / demonology
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No occult or demonological content present
Political content
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Depictions of class hierarchy and social structures in 18th-century France.
Self-harm / suicide
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No self-harm or suicide depicted
Abuse & suffering
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Childhood neglect, exploitation, and repeated murders of vulnerable girls.
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