?While the authors embrace point systems and science, they also
offer vivid, funny, evocative descriptions of the smells they write
about?To enjoy "Perfumes," you don?t need to know, or even to like,
perfumes, such is the brio of Turin's and Sanchez's prose?This is
fun to read ? and a rare pleasure, too?The joy of Turin and
Sanchez's book, however, is their ability to write about smell in a
way that manages to combine the science of the subject with the
vocabulary of scent in witty, vivid descriptions of what these
smells are like. Their work is, quite simply, ravishingly
entertaining, and it passes the high test that their praise is even
more compelling than their criticism?Its blend of technical
knowledge and evocative writing is exemplary in the strict sense:
people who write about smell and taste in any context should use it
as an example.?
-"The New Yorker"
?This comprehensive book is unfailingly entertaining?Their passion
for a few scents and their outrage at the othe
aWhile the authors embrace point systems and science, they also
offer vivid, funny, evocative descriptions of the smells they write
abouta]To enjoy "Perfumes," you donat need to know, or even to
like, perfumes, such is the brio of Turinas and Sanchezas
prosea]This is fun to read a and a rare pleasure, tooa]The joy of
Turin and Sanchezas book, however, is their ability to write about
smell in a way that manages to combine the science of the subject
with the vocabulary of scent in witty, vivid descriptions of what
these smells are like. Their work is, quite simply, ravishingly
entertaining, and it passes the high test that their praise is even
more compelling than their criticisma]Its blend of technical
knowledge and evocative writing is exemplary in the strict sense:
people who write about smell and taste in any context should use it
as an example.a
-"The New Yorker"
aThis comprehensive book is unfailingly entertaininga]Their passion
for a few scents and their outrage at the othersa failings make for
entry after entry of hilarious, catty comments interspersed with
occasional erudite, eloquent disquisitionsa]This will be a
must-have for anyone who already loves perfumesa]and those who
arenat utterly perfume-obsessed will still appreciate the opening
essays on olfactory science, the history of perfume, general types
of fragrances and how to choose perfumes.a
-"Publishers Weekly," starred review
aAfter spending the better part of a weekend reading a galley a
often aloud to anyone willing to listen a I'm convinced Turin and
Sanchez offer some of the most stylish, erudite and hilarious
criticism in any subject field.a
-"Dallas Morning News"
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