tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6536494490438337342.post8753091987685807195..comments2023-07-28T12:53:47.873+01:00Comments on Some books what I have read: PureRandom Reflectionshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07961882549625406258noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6536494490438337342.post-40711361987560333322012-01-29T18:36:11.040+00:002012-01-29T18:36:11.040+00:00Hi Sarah. Sorry for the slow reply. Definitey hi...Hi Sarah. Sorry for the slow reply. Definitey historical. Perhaps gothic but doesn't necessarily fulfil the "horror" part of that.<br /><br />I have read Perfume, but many, many years ago, so I can't remember it well enough to draw an accurate comparison.<br /><br />This book one the overall Costa prize, so it seems it has much to recommend it - if book prizes are genuinely a way to identify a decent read!Random Reflectionshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07961882549625406258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6536494490438337342.post-14069522437026275352012-01-21T22:06:54.375+00:002012-01-21T22:06:54.375+00:00Hi Random. I was wondering in which genre you wou...Hi Random. I was wondering in which genre you would place it? Historical, obviously. Gothic? I don't suppose a novel about cemetaries could be anything but grotesque. It makes me think of Suskind's <em>Perfume</em>, probably erroneously. I like the sound of this. Thanks!Sarahhttp://www.sarahbbc.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com