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Review: Remembering Smell: A Memoir of Losing--And Discovering--The Primal Sense

User Review  - Clifford Davis - Goodreads

We take so much for granted -- our intellectual faculties, our daily breath ... and our sense of smell. Blodgett, through her personal experience, takes us on a journey through what life is like ... Read full review

Review: Remembering Smell: A Memoir of Losing--and Discovering--the Primal Sense

User Review  - Bethany - Goodreads

I read this book in the midst of dealing with my own loss of smell (anosmia), followed by phantosmia. It was cathartic to read about someone else's experiences, and feel a kinship. It can be isolating ... Read full review

Review: Remembering Smell: A Memoir of Losing--and Discovering--the Primal Sense

User Review  - Dave - Goodreads

Bonnie Blodgett, a garden writer from the Twin Cities, tells the story of how, after using an alternative, over the counter nasal spray cold remedy she lost her sense of smell. This loss had a ... Read full review

Review: Remembering Smell: A Memoir of Losing--and Discovering--the Primal Sense

User Review  - Danielle - Goodreads

The story was fine, but the author's grasp of the science is really not very good. I even tried to pretend that I wasn't a scientist who studies olfaction, and tried to read it from the point of view ... Read full review

Review: Remembering Smell: A Memoir of Losing--and Discovering--the Primal Sense

User Review  - Vincent - Goodreads

Having experienced anosmia, this is a very intriguing book. Not sure it's for the general public, though. Still, an engaging read. Read full review

Review: Remembering Smell: A Memoir of Losing--and Discovering--the Primal Sense

User Review  - Rachel Olsen - Goodreads

Interesting experince she lived through. Read full review

Review: Remembering Smell: A Memoir of Losing--and Discovering--the Primal Sense

User Review  - Celeste - Goodreads

Great start, but the book really peters out quickly and I lost interest. I couldn't bring myself to finish it--the science behind her olfactory issue was so laboriously described and I just didn't become invested in her story. Read full review

Review: Remembering Smell: A Memoir of Losing--and Discovering--the Primal Sense

User Review  - Cynthia - Goodreads

This woman suddenly lost her sense of smell after using a popular nose spray. It makes me glad I've never sprayed anything up my nose in my life! Read full review

Review: Remembering Smell: A Memoir of Losing--and Discovering--the Primal Sense

User Review  - Jenny Brown - Goodreads

Repetitive, whiny, and filled with attempts to drag in scientific issues which the author clearly doesn't understand. I gave up reading half way through and skimmed the rest. Read full review

Review: Remembering Smell: A Memoir of Losing--and Discovering--the Primal Sense

User Review  - Genine Franklin-Clark - Goodreads

I enjoyed this book, an interesting combination of science and a memoir of the author's loss of the sense of smell. This touched me especially, I think, because I take such delight (well, maybe not ... Read full review

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