I inhaled it! Pun intended. Seriously, I could not put this down. Clever, poignant, evocative, and sweet love story. Laden with nostalgia without slapping you in the face with it. Lots going on under the surface. Very satisfying. ~ Paul Burns
Quirky and entertaining, this novella is a fast and fun ride. Author David Hill Burns kept me wondering about the fate of the socially awkward and smell-obsessed narrator. A faint “Bates Motel” tang in the air gave me just the right amount of goosebumps. ~ Sylvia Ryan
“Whiff” is a different kind of love story. More hopeful than Camus’ “The Stranger,” it nevertheless examines detachment through the main character’s inability to respond in a socially approved way. Linked to others almost exclusively by scent, can Jim open up enough to rediscover another way of relating? What role does smell really play in our lives, in love? What does a first kiss smell like?“Whiff” is a fun and thoughtful read for any who likes off-beat, existential literature that somehow manages to find it’s way to a happy ending. ~ Joy Hampton
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