Das Parfum vs The Midnight Factory: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Psychological Thriller, Identity
Das Parfum
INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER • Set in eighteenth-century France, the classic novel that provokes a terrifying examination of what happens when one man’s indulgence in his greatest passion—his sense of smell—leads to…
1 film adaptation
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The Midnight Factory
“‘Did you see the hanging?’ It was dark, and he narrowed his eyes in the glare of the strobe lights behind her. He paused, drawing vapour into his lungs before exhaling a rehearsed suspension. ‘Don’t think so.’ His voice was flat. Anouk considered him for a moment. What was it with dealers? ‘Her head fucking came off, mate. It’s not like you could have missed it,’ she said through clenched te”
Shimmer makes you forget—until it takes everything. In the near-future and rain-soaked New Albion, shimmer is both escape and enslavement—and the Bureau for Virtue, always watching, ensures the world stays…
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- Das Parfum has the widest readership — 93 ratings behind its score.
- The Midnight Factory runs the darker storyline; Das Parfum stays the lighter read.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Das Parfum | The Midnight Factory | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | — | 4.2 (30) |
| Hardcover | 4.2 (2) | — |
| Google Books | 4.0 (8) | — |
Reception
| Das Parfum | The Midnight Factory | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 93 | 30 |
| Editions | 106 | 1 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | — |
| Want to read | — | 6341 |
| Reading it now | — | 13 |
| Written reviews | — | 20 |
| Wikipedia attention | 16639 | — |
| Pages | 289 | — |