tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6056342429483648409.post8423555121452362917..comments2014-07-11T15:00:51.545-07:00Comments on Rick Just: Coming to Her SensesRick Justhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05578386112087607724noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6056342429483648409.post-31809600664065355922013-02-18T10:22:33.963-08:002013-02-18T10:22:33.963-08:00I've been reading Alyssa's book, a few pag...I've been reading Alyssa's book, a few pages a night, before bed. Obviously, she is--I can't say it any other way--obsessed by her subject, but luckily, she is driven to write about it in a most literary, creative and intelligent way. While some readers might wish she had chosen a topic of broader interest and/or greater social importance than perfume upon which to lavish her passion and prodigious writing skills, I recommend the book to anyone seeking a vocabulary for describing scents.Dianehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16893125890153057775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6056342429483648409.post-47245705911659939472013-02-18T09:33:56.302-08:002013-02-18T09:33:56.302-08:00hmmm, there's a few - musty, dank, pungent, ea...hmmm, there's a few - musty, dank, pungent, earthy. But she's so right. How about a newborn baby's smell? Or that of a fresh licked newborn calf(since it's the season). W. R. Pratthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01163043296105895846noreply@blogger.com