Perfume
The Story of a Murderer
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In the slums of 18th-century France, the infant Jean-Baptiste Grenouille is born with one sublime gift - an absolute sense of smell. As a boy, he lives to decipher the odors of Paris and apprentices himself to a prominent perfumer who teaches him the ancient art of mixing precious oils and herbs.
But Grenouille's genius is such that he is not satisfied to stop there, and he becomes obsessed with capturing the smells of objects such as brass doorknobs and fresh-cut wood. Then one day, he catches a hint of a scent that will drive him on an ever-more-terrifying quest to create the "ultimate perfume" - the scent of a beautiful young virgin. Told with dazzling narrative brilliance, Perfume is a hauntingly powerful tale of murder and sensual depravity.
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Madame Bovary
- By: Gustave Flaubert, Lydia Davis - translator
- Narrated by: Kate Reading
- Length: 13 hrs and 45 mins
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Emma Bovary is the original desperate housewife. Beautiful but bored, she is married to the provincial doctor Charles Bovary yet harbors dreams of an elegant and passionate life. Escaping into sentimental novels, she finds her fantasies dashed by the tedium of her days. Motherhood proves to be a burden; religion is only a brief distraction. In an effort to make her life everything she believes it should be, she spends lavishly on clothes and on her home and embarks on two disappointing affairs.
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Ironic, humorous, and restrained
- By Esther on 05-13-13
By: Gustave Flaubert, and others
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Against Nature (Against the Grain)
- By: Joris-Karl Huysmans
- Narrated by: Nicholas Boulton
- Length: 7 hrs and 56 mins
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Against Nature was one of the most shocking French novels of the 19th century. When it was published in 1884, it thrilled the aesthetes, the poets, and the intellectuals of Europe on both sides of the Channel (notably Oscar Wilde) because for all its lofty tone, it had, as its core, an unbridled decadence, and it was this same character that challenged, even horrified, established bourgeois society.
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An excellent reading of the Decadent classic
- By Mark Hedden on 06-13-17
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Gould's Book of Fish
- By: Richard Flanagan
- Narrated by: Humphrey Bower
- Length: 10 hrs and 47 mins
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Once upon a time that was called 1828, before all the living things on the land and the fishes in the sea were destroyed, there was a man named William Buelow Gould, a convict in Van Dieman's Land who fell in love with a black woman and discovered too late that to love is not safe. Silly Billy Gould, invader of Australia, liar, murderer, forger, fantasist, was condemned to live in the most brutal penal colony in the British Empire, and there ordered to paint a book of fish. Once upon a time, miraculous things happened....
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Wonderful, Funny & Oh So Well Written!
- By cowgirl877 on 06-23-17
By: Richard Flanagan
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Merivel
- A Man of His Time
- By: Rose Tremain
- Narrated by: Sean Barrett
- Length: 12 hrs and 34 mins
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In search of answers, Merivel sets off for the French court. But Versailles leaves him in despair, until a chance encounter with a seductive Swiss botanist allows him to dream of an honorable future. But back home, his loyalty and medical skill are about to be tested to the limit, while the captive bear he has brought back from France begins to cause havoc.
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On Foolishness and Mortality
- By Ilana on 12-27-14
By: Rose Tremain
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Les Misérables
- Penguin Classics
- By: Christine Donougher, Victor Hugo, Robert Tombs
- Narrated by: Adeel Akhtar, Natalie Simpson, Adrian Scarborough, and others
- Length: 65 hrs and 41 mins
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Victor Hugo's tale of injustice, heroism and love follows the fortunes of Jean Valjean, an escaped convict determined to put his criminal past behind him. But his attempts to become a respected member of the community are constantly put under threat: by his own conscience and by the relentless investigations of the dogged Policeman, Javert. It is not simply for himself that Valjean must stay free, however, for he has sworn to protect the baby daughter of Fantine, driven to prostitution by poverty.
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Great Book, Great Translation, 5 Great Narrators
- By Rain Wiegartner on 06-07-20
By: Christine Donougher, and others
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Wicked
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- By: Gregory Maguire
- Narrated by: John McDonough
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Heralded as an instant classic of fantasy literature, Maguire has written a wonderfully imaginative retelling of The Wizard of Oz told from the Wicked Witch's point of view. More than just a fairy tale for adults, Wicked is a meditation on the nature of good and evil.
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It's not easy being green
- By PangaeaReads on 07-30-08
By: Gregory Maguire
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The Mercury Visions of Louis Daguerre
- By: Dominic Smith
- Narrated by: Stephen Hoye
- Length: 10 hrs and 17 mins
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In this luminous novel, Dominic Smith reinvents the life of one of photography's founding fathers. In 1839, Louis Daguerre's invention took the world by storm. A decade later, he is sinking deep into delusions brought on by exposure to mercury, the very agent that allowed his daguerreotype process. Believing the world will end within one year, he creates his "Doomsday List", 10 items he must photograph before the final day. It includes a woman he has always loved but has not seen in half a century.
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Dud
- By Deborah on 01-31-08
By: Dominic Smith
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Orlando
- By: Virginia Woolf
- Narrated by: Clare Higgins
- Length: 8 hrs and 38 mins
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Fantasy, love and an exuberant celebration of English life and literature, Orlando is a uniquely entertaining story. Originally conceived by Virginia Woolf as a playful tribute to the family of her friend and lover, Vita Sackville-West, Orlando's central character, a fictional embodiment of Sackville-West, changes sex from a man to a woman and lives throughout the centuries, whilst meeting historical figures of English literature.
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Magical
- By Mayca on 05-31-05
By: Virginia Woolf
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Narcissus and Goldmund
- By: Hermann Hesse
- Narrated by: Simon Vance
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Narcissus and Goldmund is the story of a passionate yet uneasy friendship between two men of opposite character. Narcissus, an ascetic instructor at a cloister school, has devoted himself solely to scholarly and spiritual pursuits. One of his students is the sensual, restless Goldmund, who is immediately drawn to his teacher's fierce intellect and sense of discipline.
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My favorite of Hesse's novels, wonderfully read.
- By David on 10-21-11
By: Hermann Hesse
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The Death of Artemio Cruz
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- By: Carlos Fuentes, Alfred MacAdam - translator
- Narrated by: Tony Chiroldes
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As the novel opens, Artemio Cruz, the all-powerful newspaper magnate and land baron, lies confined to his bed and, in dreamlike flashes, recalls the pivotal episodes of his life. Carlos Fuentes manipulates the ensuing kaleidoscope of images with dazzling inventiveness, layering memory upon memory, from Cruz’s heroic campaigns during the Mexican Revolution, through his relentless climb from poverty to wealth, to his uneasy death. Perhaps Fuentes’ masterpiece, The Death of Artemio Cruz is a haunting voyage into the soul of modern Mexico.
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Great Writing
- By Kelly B. on 05-01-14
By: Carlos Fuentes, and others
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- Amazon Customer
- 12-26-20
dark and yet interesting
great job by the performer. I loved the voices of the characters. I thought the mid part and ending were more enjoyable than the beginning. slow start. some of the scenes were brutal and disgusting. maybe that is what makes this book apealing. also kurt cobain himself liked the book, so it gives some perspective on the great musical artist's mind.
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- Christian
- 04-08-19
A must read
What a fantastic story! It’s a definite must read or in this case a must listen!
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- Robin
- 11-23-20
Yikes
Weirdest book I have ever read, with the weirdest main character ever. Although, I have to say, that it was really interesting to read a book about a serial killer, holy from the perspective of the killer. We get to live inside his brain, where everything he does feels normal to him and almost normal to us, because we spend so much time there, and then we realized wait this is far from normal as it gets. And the ending is perfect. I can't say that about too many books. it was truly a creative venture.
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- Hipsygirl
- 10-11-21
The Scent of Murder Can Be Sweet
This well-plotted out story follows an antagonist's POV and pleasantly doesn't have you root for him. The thing about this story is it basically tells you the events of a murderer, from life to death. Think of a crime documentary or podcast, as though read from a case file and not going into specific details, only the ones that were noticeable patterns.
Great story, would definitely recommend to anyone, and wouldn't mind listening to another time.
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- Julie
- 04-19-21
Beautifully written, with an absurd ending.
This book was a gorgeous gothic horror, deeply engrossing and very creepy. Then the last few chapters happened. It felt like a parody of the rest of the book.
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- KennesawSnoopy
- 11-15-20
amazing language, unique story
I loved this book. Addictive read. The narrator was good (but not as good as the one who did the cassette tape version about 15 years ago).
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- michelle l horvath
- 10-24-23
A ‘different’ story
Bizarre and macabre…perfect
The lengths one will go to to just pass for human
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- Dark White
- 02-01-24
Lovely Descriptions
This book is wonderfully crafted. Like the finest perfume created by the lead character. Beautiful descriptions and a vast knowledge of Paris, France and the art of scent can easily make this your favorite book before you finish chapter 10
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- Amanda Davis
- 01-21-24
Intriguing & Disgusting
Interesting storytelling, where you wish desperately for the main character to be ended but can't help but want to know what he is capable of.
Performed well.
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- EARNESTLY ME
- 04-23-24
delicate descriptions.
dark heinous side of story nearly obliterated the bouyant feeling of ecstasy obtained through descriptions of beautiful floral scents.
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