Perfume the story of a murderer

When a friend of mine know that I'm making a blog about book reviews he immediately tell me to write about "Perfume the story of a murderer" written by Patrick Suskind. This novel was so great that it has already be an international bestseller novel and sold more than 15 million copies. A movie with the same title was made base on this book on 2006 and it is also one of the phenomenal movie.

This book telling a story of Jean-Baptiste Grenouille a boy that was born without body odor but he have an extraordinary smelling sense, as a boy he survive from a rough life, born without his mother wanting him, and move around frequently from one house to another. The present of Grenouille made uncomfortable feelings to other kids who also live in the same orphan house, not because he is a bad boy but just because he has no scent of his own body.

Grenouille grown up to be a genius in making perfume aroma. One day after he kiss a red head virgin he got obsess to make a perfume with the scent of a virgin. This is the base of the story : Grenouille obsession to make the ultimate perfume with the body scent of a virgin. Then he began to kill 25 virgins and taking their body scent using waxing technique, the virgin’s body wilted as if they have been suck till the end, their clothing, hair and skin has gone!

This suspense fiction novel is horrifying but somehow has a strong story that makes it so interesting to read it from the beginning till the end. With unexpected ending. This is more than just an ordinary novel. In amazone. com a reader even said that this novel is the most elegant, aristocratic and erotic novel!!

There is no question that this is an absolute must read novel.

The husband

The husband, a novel by Dean Koontz, telling a story about love and the question does love have a boundary?. The main character named Mitch, a simple guy who lives as a gardener with his beloved wife in LA, for him simple is the best.

Then one day his work interrupted by a cell call, the first call that is going to change his whole live. The call was from his wife, she says that she love him but then another voice take the call and tell him that they have his wife and they want $2 million. But Mitch only has $11,000 in his checking, and the kidnapper only gave him 3 days and if they don't get it they will kill his wife and himself!

Mitch loves his wife dearly so deep, but will he do almost anything for love. Does love really is “the everything” in live? This book will give the answer, well at least for Mr. Mitch Rafferty, but we can also take the lesson from him. Although I do hope it doesn’t have to be that much intrigue for us ;)

In his journey to get the ransom for the kidnaper, Mitch live transform from a simple life to a shocking - horrifying - to an impossible live. And this entire journey is very interesting. The author is a genius in making the plot. We can't guess it easily like other thriller book. Very nice to read it when you have a spare time to enjoy.