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Chocolat (Chocolat, #1)

Joanne Harris

Start date: January 15, 2017

Finish date: February 15, 2017

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Mar 13, 2022 Laura rated it liked it

Shelves: library, love-stories, first-of-a-series, series-to-continue, french, no-audio-avail, audible-has, library-request, friend-love, 2022

I liked this book but didn’t love it. However it’s the first of a series and, because I’ve read and loved other books written by the author, I’m thinking it gets better. I really enjoy magical realism done well and I feel there are seeds here.

Others in the series are available on audio, and I couldn’t find this one in that format. We’ll see how the series plays out.

Don’t read this if you’re hungry. Or a diabetic. The food and chocolate descriptions are luscious!

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Feb 17, 2009 AmyAmy rated it liked it

I wasn't drawn into it right away, but the more I read, I was. Harris has that "confusing writing style" at times which is most annoying. At times, I have no idea what she's talking about. But it's a good story and I like her message about religious people. ...more

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Jun 28, 2009 Pam rated it liked it · review of another edition

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This book grabbed me from page one and held on until about 2/3 of the way through. Then, at least for me, it just petered out. There were too many unanswered questons and characters that seemed three-dimensional in the beginning, suddenly seemed to become wooden and flat.

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