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Review of Perfume: The Story of a Murderer (2006) by Alex S — 07 Nov 2011

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Nope - read the book. Though the fucking scene was pretty crazy.

This review of Perfume: The Story of a Murderer (2006) was written by Alex S on 07 Nov 2011.

Perfume: The Story of a Murderer has generally received positive reviews.

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