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Fantastic. Burr is a wonderful writer. - Goodreads The writing is terrible. - Goodreads Fascinating, educational, entertaining. - Goodreads Luscious, luscious nonfiction writing. - Goodreads I found his explanations over simplified. - Goodreads ... the ending felt like it. - Goodreads Review: The Emperor of Scent: A True Story of Perfume and ObsessionUser Review - Yasaman - GoodreadsKicky and tremendously readable. I did not know there was so much drama around the science of olfaction, and Luca Turin, the subject of this book, is an entertaining and fascinating scientist to pin a book around. Read full review Review: The Emperor of Scent: A True Story of Perfume and ObsessionUser Review - Pjs_books Sather - GoodreadsA terrific read about perfume and the politics and personalities of science. And even more interesting because the science involved isn't so esoteric as to be inaccessible to most readers--most people ... Read full review Related books
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