The Papercut discussion

In this part of the book, the author takes us through an intense and sensual journey through our protagonist's early life, starting from his very unusual (and frankly quite disgusting) birth.

Jean-Baptiste Grenouille is the ostensible 'hero' of our novel. Some of you may already know that Grenouille means 'frog' in French. Do you think that this is done deliberately by the author? There are repeated references to the more unpleasant aspects of the natural world: grenouille, a slimy ugly horrible-sounding animal; fish, smelly and slippery; Suskind repeatedly compares Grenouille to a tick (bloodsucking insect... What do you make of this?

At this stage I don't know whether I feel sorry for Grenouille or if I am disgusted by him. What about you guys?

I think we should feel both.
As i remember a saying "all bad guys have sad stories, the more evil the are, the sadder the stories usually"