Denise's review
Chocolat
by Joanne Harris
Denise's review
Chocolat by Joanne Harris
Denise's review
rating:
Very good book. A delight to read. I read this because it is currently featured on the "Wake Reads Together" program through our county library system. I saw the movie years ago when it first came out. I throughly enjoyed both, though some of the characters are portrayed differently. In both, Vianne, the main character is my favorite; she brings life into the small town of Lansquenet. She opens a small chocolaterie on the square which evokes heavy criticism from pious churchgoing folk during the Lenten season, whose self-righteousness brings about their own demise of sorts. Reynaud, the priest in the book, is not a priest but the mayor in the movie(?), and the part of Roux, played by Johnny Depp in the movie, is much more likeable in the movie than in the book, where he has a more checkered past.
The book had alternating chapters narrated by the heroine, chocolate shop owner Vianne Rocher, and her nemesis, the village priest, which made it a delight to read. The book crea...more
The book had alternating chapters narrated by the heroine, chocolate shop owner Vianne Rocher, and her nemesis, the village priest, which made it a delight to read. The book crea...more
