#99 JP, #105 K and #108 lefty: Yeah Chocolat is a book by Joanne Harris, although I haven't read that one I have read Gentlemen and Players and Let me tell you that she is a fabulous author and I LOVE that book and really recommend it, just read it! and I haven't seen the movie either but ...

... get better soon and good luck at the interview! But you won't need luck anyway, you're amazing without it! #105 K, Chocolat is also a book! Though I've not yet read it. The movie is great, I love it. It's one I often watch while I'm sewing. #106 Kirby (the human one), I'm pretty ...

... I see you have a gap in your Joanne Harris category, I'd recommend blackberry wine, the second in her food trilogy after chocolat. I actually read that one first and thought it was great. I see you've also got a noir category, after a trip to the bookshop yesterday (and more revisions ...

I've read Chocolat and I have to say, while I enjoyed reading it, I was a little disappointed. I guess I just expected something akin to Perfume: the story of a murderer, and it was far from that. I don't know if I'll be picking up The Lollipop Shoes. I'm currently reading Year of Wonders ...

I just finished Joanne Harris' Chocolat yesterday (which I loved - a perfect February read!) and have started the sequel The Girl with No Shadow. So far, I'm not liking it as much.

... take place within the same fictional locale or uses the same fictional characters, that's a series to me. If someone loved Chocolat, then it would be useful for them to know that the author wrote more about the same characters or town.

... First Believed to the list. The first is a little crude thus far, but I'm going to give it a sincere effort. #8 I loved Chocolat and Angela's Ashes. Try 'Tis next :)

... finished Blackberry Wine which is set in the same town with the same townspeople about five years after the events of Chocolat but that doesn't include Vianne in the story. So, would Blackberry Wine be considered part of the series? If so, would it be a numbered book, or maybe some ...

Just started Chocolat by Joanne Harris - timely for St. Valentine's Day/Lent. So far I'm really enjoying it. It's a nice respite from the two post-apocalyptic novels I read recently. I'm also listening to Angela's Ashes in the car, and um...I'm having an interesting experience with it. The ...

... the subject of coffee. It didn't really play a major part except as a substance to manipulate trading. I have just started Chocolat and wonder how it will be treated in that book.

... House Rules Kiss of the Spiderwoman House of Sand and Fog Mambo Kings Play Songs of Love Corelli's Mandolin Chocolat Blindness One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest The Color Purple Beloved Amistad

... man 9. Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil by John Berendt III. Food Books 6/9 1. Chocolat by Joanne Harris 2. Alone in the Kitchen with an Eggplant by Jenni Ferrari-Adler 3. Endless Feasts by Gourmet Magazine Editors 4. The Omniv ...

... Accidental Mother 21/01/09 3. Monica Ali - Brick Lane 4. Zadie Smith - White Teeth 5. Joanne Harris - Chocolat 6. Jane Green - Babyville 31/03/09 7. 8. 9.

... Day by David Sedaris - 4.5 - Roman Fever and Other Stories by Edith Wharton - 2 - A Woman, by Sybil Aleramo - 2 - Chocolat, by Joanne Harris - 2 - Gifted, by Nikita Lalwani - 1.5 - Illusions, by Richard Bach - no dice, get rid of it (I did). So it looks like Austen wins by a ...

... of Pistoulet by Jana Kolpen 4. The Night Villa by Carol Goodman (borrowed from Terri) 5. Chocolat by Joanne Harris 6. Life of Pi by Yann Martel 7. The Problem with Murmur Lee by Connie May Fowler 8. NP by Banana Yoshimoto

... Wager: The Man Who Played Dice with God - James A. Connor - Made me eager to get to heaven to meet Blaise Pascal! 23. Chocolat - Joanne Harris - interesting... the movie was a bit different. 24. I am Apache - Tanya Landman - An interesting look at female warriors! 25. Hitched - Carol ...

... me up, carried me off then deposited me gently when it was done. It reminded me why I've been a constant reader. Chocolat Joanne Harris what a delicious book, I gobbled it up I couldn't resist. Each time I sat down I would make a deal with myself, just one chapter then back up to ...

... me up, carried me off then deposited me gently when it was done. It reminded me why I've been a constant reader. Chocolat Joanne Harris what a delicious book, I gobbled it up I couldn't resist. Each time I sat down I would make a deal with myself, just one chapter then back up to ...

I agree with Mansfield Park - I'd go for that one. I'm reading Chocolat in a couple weeks for my book club. I also agree with the general regard of Illusions - pass it along. I read it in high school during my own "new age-flaky" stage (cringes at the evidence in my library......) It was ...

I loved Chocolat, much to my surprise, so I am definitely going to have to try the sequel. Thanks for the recommendation, HRH beeg.

... Girl with no Shadow Joanne Harris wow, this goes in my top ten favorite books for the year. a wonderful sequel to Chocolat I couldn't put it down. Totally yummy and good for you too.

... contrast to your other planned reading for January. I have not read any of the others, and thought the film version of Chocolat was only okay. I'm sure the book bears little resemblance to it...

... nudge Roman Fever and Other Stories since I seem to recall that Austen just doesn't do it for you. Another nudge for Chocolat - a delightful, mischievous read with a whiff of magic. Send Illusions to the recycle pile. Don't wait or hesitate. Do it now.

... to my LT catalog): - Illusions, by Richard Bach - Mansfield Park, by Jane Austen - Gifted, by Nikita Lalwani - Chocolat, by Joanne Harris - Me Talk Pretty One Day by David Sedaris - Roman Fever and Other Stories by Edith Wharton - callen610 in 50 Book Challenge : callen610's 50 Book Challenge -2009 (Dec 25, 2008, 5:38pm)

... I've read. Ratings and sometimes reviews will be added below. The first few books on my TBR "pile" are The Coffee Trader, Chocolat, and a yet-to-be-determined biography to be read with my students. Cheers! ~Corrina Titles: 1. The Coffee Trader by David Liss, ★★★1/2 (1/5) 2 ...

... Brown - Dagboek van een Geisha / Memoirs of a Geisha - Athur Golden - Claim / Charles den Tex (Dutch) - Chocolat / Chocolat - Joanne Harris

All titels will be read in Dutch. My categories for the 999 chalange will be: 1) Books by Dutch authors 2) Books by female authors 3) Books that have been filmed 4) Authors I’ve never read 5) My second hand books 6) Crime / Detectives 7) Fantasy 8) Children / Young adult 9) Chick lits ...

Hi, LibraryLover23, I think that I will put Chocolat on my list, too! :) I will probably make my list next week. --BJ

Books To Be Read (in no particular order) The Book Thief by Markus Zusak Chocolat by Joanne Harris (finished 3/15/09) A Game Of Thrones by George R. R. Martin Fried Green Tomatoes by Fannie Flagg (finished 8/22/09) A Great And Terrible Beauty by Libba ...

dancingstarfish, why not follow up Chocolat with The Lollipop Shoes - the sequel. I really enjoyed it. Looks like The Lollipop Shoes is also known as The Girl with no Shadow. I finished Shaun Tan's Tales from Outer Suburbia. Another wonderful book from this very talented author/i ...

Started and finished Chocolat today. I've been meaning to read it for a while, and finally did (instead of working on finals, but I feel that my time was well spent anyway.) Whenever I go back to reading Harris, it is like a treat. She is so descriptive and flavorful in her writing, it is so fun ...

Went to a used book store, man how I love them. Chocolat by Joanne Harris Going After Cacciato by Tim O'Brien The Bean Trees by Barbara Kingsolver Ex-Libris by Ross King Hullabaloo in the Guava Orchard by Kiran Desai NightWatch by Sergei Lukyanenko

I went to a used book store and picked up a few books, I don't know which one to make my reading now book. Arg! Chocolat by Joanne Harris Going After Cacciato by Tim O'Brien The Bean Trees by Barbara Kingsolver Ex-Libris by Ross King Hullabaloo in the Guava Orchard by Kiran Desai ...

... The Girl With No Shadow by Joanne Harris - At first I was confused and thought I missed a novel or two after Chocolat - but with the help of LT I realized that this was, in fact, the second installment of said series. The novel was published in the UK as Lollipop Shoes. This ...

Their Vile Bodies shuddered, imagining the Disgrace of being found in that Study in Scarlet eating Chocolat and being thereafter Atomised.

Thanks for the recommendation judylou! I'm definitely interested in continuing with the Chocolat series. And thank you for the comment on my list... I've really enjoyed my year of reading! I see that you're also participating in the 999 Challenge - I can't wait until next year to take on that ...

... on my TBR piles or lists. One recommendation I have to make is for The Lollipop Shoes, Joanne Harris's sequel to Chocolat. The story continues from when Vianne and Anouk leave the village. I'm sure you will like it!

... Morrison 129. Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov 130. The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis 131. Chocolat by Joanne Harris

... Harris I listened to this one in the car, and enjoyed it a lot more than I thought I would. It is the sequel to Chocolat which I read many years ago, and in fact remember the movie better than the book! I was enthralled with this story, set in a Chocolaterie in Paris, where we are ...

... and Mr Golightly's Holiday. And, though I got rather fed up with them in the end, the early books by Joanne Harris - Chocolat, Blackberry Wine and Five Quarters of the Orange

93. Chocolat by Joanne Harris

... Lollipop Shoes. Boy, did that get dragged out for one reason or another. Unfortunately didn't enjoy it nearly as much as Chocolat, it was pretty predictable and some of the newer characters just didn't ring true. What did work reasonably well was telling the story from the first person view ...

... 7.2009) 3. Jigs and Reels (8.25.2009) 4. Coastliners (5/16/2009) 5.Chocolat (4/3/2009) 6. The Girl With No Shadow (4/11/2009) 7. The Evil Seed (1/30/2009) 8. Runemarks (7.11.2009) ...

... I'm about half way through The Lollipop Shoes and enjoying it. It has a different structure and a different feel from Chocolat. Terrible title though! lol Apparently in the US it has a different title but I'm not far enough into the book to appreciate the significance of that one The Gi ...

Abarat by Clive Barker Blubber by Judy Blume Chocolat by Joanne Harris Dragolin by Stephen Cosgrove Endymion by Dan Simmons

I sooo didn't know Chocolat had a sequel! I am going to have look into that because I loved Chocolat! I really want to read Nick and Nora's Infinite Playlist and am excruciating envious of those of you who have/are reading it. As for John Green? well, he and I are going to have long ...

... am about 75 pages into The Girl with No Shadow. Its good, but not grabbing me as much as I thought it would or like Chocolat did. But I will persevere and finish it.

#168 grkmwk; You may be right about rereading Chocolat. It has been quite awhile since I've read it.The Girl with no Shadow may make some sense.

... cindysprocket - I just picked up The Girl With No Shadow at the library this afternoon. It's been so long since I read Chocolat that I'm wondering if I need to reread that before starting this new one. What do you think?

twomoredays had it! The book is Chocolat by Joanne Harris! If you haven't read it, I recommend it... much richer than the movie. Have at it twomoredays Edited to ask MrAndrew... are those books??? Was Johnny Depp IN Nightmare on Elm Street?

Chocolat?

momom248 I also liked Chocolat. Picked up The Lace Reader at 40% off with Borders membership.

cindysprocket I just started The Girl With No Shadow the other day. So far so good. I loved Chocolat. Let me know how you like it as well.

Chocolat by joanne Harris #8 of 50 Secret Lives of Lobsters #9 of 50 My Sister, My Love Joyce Carol Oates #10 of 50 The Tender Bar J.R. Moehringer #11 of 50 Tallgrass Sandra Dallas #12 of 50

25. Five Quarters of the Orange By the author of Chocolat, I found this fairly enjoyable and engaging. The way the plot unfolded was particularly well handled. My favorite part was the rural WWII French setting, especially all of the delicious food that was mentioned! However, I found the ...

Hoffman's earlier books tend toward magical realism. Try Turtle Moon or maybe Chocolat by Joanne Harris. Good luck!

... Inimitable Jeeves 2. Atonement 3. The Code of the Woosters 4. Chocolat 5. Anansi Boys 6. The Time Traveler's Wife 7. The Light Fantastic 8. The Kite Runner ...

I just finished Chocolat. I loved the movie, so I decided to get the book. The book was wonderful too. If you enjoyed Like Water For Chocolate, I think you'll like this too.

... needs to read the Evil Overlord List. Joanne Harris - Chocolat This book made me very hungry. Who's up for knocking over a Godiva store with me? (It's also a good book.) My progress: Total: 71/100 Nonfiction: 16/25 B ...

Chocolat by Joanne Harris

... ) Up next: Undecided 7 - REREADS Wide Sargasso Sea by Jean Rhys (Jan) Winter Rose by Patricia A. McKillip (Feb) Chocolat by Joanne Harris (Feb) Up next: Undecided 8 - BORROWED BOOKS Holes by Louis Sachar (Jan) The Other Boleyn Girl by Philippa Gregory (Jan) Up next: May ...

... book, so here's the updated list: The Book Thief How to Read Literature Like a Professor The Inimitable Jeeves Chocolat Four Queens World War Z Jane Eyre Let's see, with six of those books being finished in June, if I kept up the rate of six or seven books a month, I ...

Two more books I've read: Chocolat Four Queens

... 50. Here's what I've read so far: The Book Thief How to Read Literature Like a Professor The Inimitable Jeeves Chocolat Four Queens What I'm currently reading: Jane Eyre God's Demon Neverwhere Any suggestions will be happily accepted!

... Another mystery, not marketed in the mystery section of your local bookstore is Gentlemen and Players by Joanne Harris of Chocolat fame. As I said, I'm picky when it comes to mysteries, but I sat down and read Gentleman and Players in one session. It was grand. I also recommend the Rober ...

Reflections on a Gift of Watermelon Pickle Circus Days by Jill Freedman Chocolat by Joanne Harris Tea by Stacey D'Erasmo 14,000 Things to be Happy About by Barbara Ann Kipfer

Chocolat by Joanne Harris Five Quarters of the Orange by Joanne Harris Blackberry Wine by Joanne Harris My god, what is it with that woman? The Chocolate War by Robert Cormier The Candy Shop War by Brandon Mull And what is it with the sweet-tooth violence? Hmm....

26 Chocolat Joanne Harris what a delicious book, I gobbled it up I couldn't resist. Each time I sat down I would make a deal with myself, just one chapter then back up to do laundry or mop, or paper work. It was like a 1/2 pound bag of peanut M&N's once I started I couldn't stop. 27 Carri ...

#18. Chocolat by Joanne Harris - I've seen the movie probably about 5 times. I tend to watch it on days when I've called out sick and just want to curl up on the couch or in bed and be carried away. This book brought the same kind of comfort, but ten-fold. Of course, the book is ...

I'm on my way to Copenhagen in 13 Little Blue Envelopes by Maureen Johnson, then I'll be in a little French village in Chocolat and before I go to bed tonight, I'll be in a 12 century UK area in Dragon's Keep by Janet Lee Carey. That's it, unless you think I should include FDR era M ...

... my nose is in): 13 Little Blue Envelopes by Maureen Johnson, Song of Solomon (AGAIN!!!) by Toni Morrison, Chocolat by Joanne Harris, and I'll be starting The Host by Stephenie Meyer tomorrow. I'm gonna have a busy weekend...

I'm in Paris with Vianne Rocher - the heroine of Joanne Harris's Chocolat. The last timeI saw saw her, she was pregnant by that irresistible gypsy, Roux. Four years have passed. Vianne no longer lives in Lansquenet-sous-Tannes. Instead, she lives in Paris under an assumed name: Yanne Charbo ...

... to Elizabeth Bennett, Eleanor Dashwood, Jane Eyre, Anne Shirley and Mary Lennox, I love the women in Joanne Harris's Chocolat. Vianne, Anouk, Armande and Josephine are such vibrant, strong, memorable characters.

#5 Chocolat completed April 26th, 2008 Vianne and her daughter Anouk are brought to the small French town of Lansquenet by a warm February wind. Who knows how long she will stay? In the meantime, she will set up her chocolaterie and dish out chocolates, warmth, wisdom and a little magic to the ...

... Austen's Sense and Sensibility. I imagine that Elinor is an SJ and Marianne is an NF. Also, I'm currently reading Chocolat. I'm certain that Anouk is an NF. Vianne is quite obviously an SP. All food for thought!

... and found that it is available in a Kindle edition, so I got it. Then I saw the 'people who got this' section and noticed Chocolat and Joy Luck Club, also favorite movies of mine, so I got the Kindle edition of those too. WooHoo, you made my morning, thanks.

... Histories by Kate Atkinson 6. Girl with a Pearl Earring by Tracy Chevalier 7. Hotel du Lac by Anita Brookner 8. Chocolat by Joanne Harris * 9. The Road by Cormac McCarthy * 10. Come to Me by Amy Bloom (short stories) 11. Light on Snow by Anita Shreve 12. Anna Karenina by L ...

... Erlbaum (Jan) 9 - REREADS Wide Sargasso Sea by Jean Rhys (Jan) Winter Rose by Patricia A. McKillip (Feb) Chocolat by Joanne Harris (Feb) 10 - BORROWED BOOKS Holes by Louis Sachar (Jan) The Other Boleyn Girl by Philippa Gregory (Jan) 11 - BOOKS I'VE BEEN ...

... slow reading months, compared to my usual speed. Settling into university and all ;) But without further ado... 7. Chocolat by Joanne Harris -- A charming novel, quite enjoyed it. The gorgeous descriptions of all the different kinds of chocolate made my mouth water. 8. To Kill a Mockin ...

... In no particular order: The Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznick Year of Wonders by Geraldine Brooks Chocolat by Joanne Harris The Road by Cormac McCarthy Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy Of course, if I finish War and Peace by the 31st, I'll have to ...

I don't know. Here's a stab, not very good. Chocolat?

27 Chocolat Joanne Harris what a delicious book, I gobbled it up I couldn't resist. Each time I sat down I would make a deal with myself, just one chapter then back up to do laundry or mop, or paper work. It was like a 1/2 pound bag of peanut M&N's once I started I couldn't stop.

I would add The Wicker Man, Chocolat and anything from Studio Ghibli. Hogfather and The Color of Magic ...

Agh! Somehow I put Chocolat away, having just started it, and didn't return until yesterday - when I quickly read it cover to cover. Odd. 11. About Time 2 by Tat Wood and Lawrence Miles 12. Girl Meets Girl: A Dating Survival Guide by Diane Cage 13. How to Live with a Neurotic Cat by Ste ...

... aint France Rosalind Franklin: The Dark Lady of DNA - Brenda Maddox The Scarlet Pimpernel - Baronness Orczy Chocolat - Joanne Harris Germany The Book Thief - Markus Zusak Iraq Red Zone Blues - Pepe Escobar Ireland Angels - Marian Keyes Sush ...

... Stroud 17. Love in the Time of Cholera - Gabriel Garcia Marquez 18. Empire of Ivory - Naomi Novik 19. Chocolat - Joanne Harris 20. The Girl with No Shadow - Joanne Harris 21. Ptolemy's Gate - Jonathan Stroud 22. Mary Barton - Elizabeth Gaskell 23. ...

... by Rhys Bowen - my BC book for this week 79. Guardian of the Horizon by Elizabeth Peters - audiobook 80. Chocolat by Joanne Harris - enjoyed this one immensely (and I do not even like chocolate!) 81. Fugitive Pieces by Anne Michaels - not at all sure what I think ...

Could it be Chocolat by Joanne Harris?

... Reader by Alan Bennett 16. 'Salem's Lot by Stephen King 17. The Tenth Circle by Jodi Picoult 18. Chocolat by Joanne Harris 19. Second Glance by Jodi Picoult 20. The Eyre Affair by Jasper Fforde 21. My Antonia by Willa Cather 22. The Phantom To ...

... MacGregor Burns and Susan Dunn. All in all, a pretty nonfiction kind of week, although I am indulging in a little Chocolat on the side.

... only 80 books, which feels more doable (hence the change to my ticker). I've finished 8 books in February so far: Chocolat by Joanne Harris (borrowed books and rereads) The Girl with No Shadow by Joanne Harris (latest books by favourite author) Belshazzar's Daughter by Barbara Nad ...

... pp Clergy The Thorn Birds - Colleen McCullough Kaaterskill Falls - Allegra Goodman Food Chocolat - Joanne Harris Secrets of the Tsil Cafe - Thomas Fox Averill Homosexuality Possible Side Effects - Augusten Burroughs Rubyfruit Jungl ...

... pope joan by donna cross 8) the meaning of night by michael cox no 888 hone yet 1) lost by gregory maguire 2) chocolat by joanne harris 3) lonesome dove 4) 5) 6) 7) 8) Historical fiction 1) mary magdelene by margaret george 2) virgin's lover by philippa gregory 3) ...

... George R.R. Martin Black Swan Green by David Mitchell Can't Wait to Get to Heaven by Fannie Flagg Chocolat by Joanne Harris Fugitive Pieces by Anne Michaels The Terror by Dan Simmons The Stranger and the Statesman by Nina Burleigh

Chocolat by Joanne Harris came in the mail today. Still waiting for another shipment from amazon ...

... but they're not really anything special. I mostly like the dragons and the way the characters talk. Next up I have Chocolat and The Girl with No Shadow, my ER book, both by Joanne Harris. I hope I like them both, it'll be a nice change from my prior ER books.

... Golem's Eye by Jonathan Stroud and so far I'm liking it even more than The Amulet of Samarkand. I'm hoping that Chocolat comes soon so I can start it next and then finally read my ER book, The Girl with No Shadow.

Chocolat by Joanne Harris One of my favorite books. "Things started to fall apart at home when my brother, Jaja, did not go to communion and Papa flung his heavy missal across the room and broke the figurines on the etagere."

... Oriol - which is my Haiti group read choice from the Reading Globally - Fiction group From bookmooch I received: Chocolat by Joanne Harris - for me and Night Striker by Amii Lorin and Christmas Kisses a romance anthology both for my mom. Figured she donated some books to ...

mrsradcliffe -- a few of the more non-depressing books that I've really enjoyed lately are Chocolat and Coastliners by Joanne Harris; Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen; Confessions of an Ugly Stepsister by Gregory Maguire; The Persian Pickle Club by Sandra Dallas.

Ooohh, hard to pick just one. I'll have to choose Chocolat by Joanne Harris. Something completely different, The Road by Cormac McCarthy would be a very close second.

... Who: Oblivion by Scott Gray You can find my review of each book under the individual work pages. :) And now, back to Chocolat, already in progress... ~Sarah

Two for me today. First was Crossed, which is Nicole Galland's latest historical fiction. I was looking for Chocolat so I'd have background for my ER book, but no such luck. My mom also gave me Love in the Time of Cholera.

For me: Moon Tiger by Penelope Lively Chocolat by Joanne Harris The Road by Cormac McCarthy

... published in the UK under the title of, I think, The Lollipop Shoes, to very mixed reviews. It's a follow-on to Chocolat which I really enjoyed.

Wow -- Chocolat to The Road -- you must be suffering whiplash! I really must read The Road. Onto the wishlist.

I finished Chocolat by Joanne Harris last night, a feast of a book! and then started The Road by Cormac McCarthy, which looks more like a famine. Glad to hear raves about The Blind Assassin as it's fairly high on Mount TBR.

Me too, mrstreme! That's partly why I read Chocolat. I've also read Coastliners, which is a delightful book, and Five Quarters...

I have read Chocolat and Five Quarters of an Orange - and I loved them both. What Harris books have you read? I am hoping to score her next book (the Chocolat sequel) through Early Reviewers... (Edited for touchstones)

... .librarything.com/work/5716 "> 8. Chocolat by Joanne Harris. I loved this movie; I loved this book. Rich and yummy. The book is a bit darker and more complex than the movie. This is my third Harris ...

... of the Hotel du Lac near Geneva and moved on to Lansquenet-sous-Tannes, a small village near Toulouse, France to open a Chocolat shop.

I finished Hotel du Lac last night (was quite disappointed in it) and immediately started Chocolat by Joanne Harris. I loved the movie; I'm already seeing that the book is much more complex. I love Harris' writing.

... Harris. It was very good, but it didn't have the same spark that some of her other books have had, so as a sequel to Chocolat it was a bit of a disappointment. Now I plan on reading Ireland: A Novel by Frank Delaney which I was given for Christmas. No idea what to expect but my ...

... have not bought any books (yet) today. My most recent purchases, from a local used book store, were: Coastliners by Joanne Harris The Dress Lodger by Sheri Holman The Hob's Bargain by Patricia Briggs

... books I've wanted for a long time followed me home from Powell's Bookstore today: Hotel du Lac by Anita Brookner Chocolat by Joanne Harris Yum.

... 150 teens used writing to change themselves and the world around them by The Freedom Writers Gentlemen and players by Joanne Harris The memory keeper's daughter by Kim Edwards I, Lucifer by Glen Duncan Never hit a jellyfish with a spade by Guy Browning The bend for home ...

... ations! Once I thought of films as adaptations, not book replays, I got on with them a lot better on the whole. However, Chocolat the film was terrible in that it missed the main point of the book and turned it into a simple love story. Pride and prejudice I thought was awful, but I love ...

... Kingsolver 3) The Road by Cormac McCarthy 4) Angry Housewives Eating Bon Bons by Lorna Landvik 5) Chocolat by Joanne Harris

... to only two or three in waiting I jump on a thread that has people adding another dozen to the stack. ;) Hope you enjoy Chocolat - it's different from the movie but I think both are good in their own ways.

I am currently reading Chocolat by Joanne Harris. I should read the two books about Princess Diana I bought two months though. Never had a to-be-read pile of books. Never, I swear! Seriously, I can't explain that suddenly 10 books are waiting to be read.

A bonanza in the mail today: Chocolat, requested from a fellow LT member's Paperbackswap bookshelf! The True History of the Kelly Gang, also from PBS The Reluctant Fundamentalist, directly from another LT member. I love LT and PBS! Woo hoo!

I'm currently in France, with Chocolat...and I've never even seen the movie!

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49) Chocolat by Joanne Harris (review)

I am nearly finished with Chocolat by Joanne Harris, which I am enjoying immensely. Very different from the movie but all in good ways. After that, I will start The Red Tent by Anita Diamant.

I am about halfway through Blackberry Wine by Joanne Harris. I remembered enjoying Chocolat - the only other book of hers I've read - but I also vaguely remember being disenchanted by something small and fleetingly pesky about her writing style. Fortunately, I am not feeling the same with B ...

... LT's Early Reviewers and Patty Jane's House of Curl by Lorna Landvik from PaperBackSwap. I am expecting (any day now) Chocolat by Joanne Harris and I, Elizabeth by Rosalind Miles from PaperBackSwap. Happy Reading! Jill

... fight Shere-Khan from The Jungle Book Vs The Cowardly Lion from The Wonderful Wizard of Oz The woman from Chocolat Vs. Willy Wonka from Charlie and the Chocolate Factory in a battle of confectionery and chocolate making...

... but Then I'd have to Kill You by Ally Carter LF2: Books on YALSA lists from 2007 for class and to maybe finishing Chocolat before book club in a week in a half

I had to put Chocolat aside for a little while to read a couple books for a class on YA lit and making the book match the teen. I am really excited and almost half way through Devilish by Maureen Johnson who I haven't read before, but really wanted to. I am listening to I'd Tell You I L ...

Arithmetic Aureole Beauty Chocolat Comeback

CR: Chocolat by Joanne Harris I can't remember the title exactly of the audiobook I am listening to something about I'd tell You I love you but then I'd have to kill you or something about a young women's spy school LF2: Stuff for my YA lit course.

JF: Prom Nights from Hell L2: Airborn CR: Chocolat LF2: Something off my reading list for the class I am taking in July--fortunately it is on Matching Teens with books so very appropriate for this group and will still be able to post. What happened? Did everyone realize it was summer ...

#9 - I have, miss_read! I liked it. It's not as good as Chocolat, but it is fun. If you read it it right after Chocolat, it will probably seem even less worthy, however.

We did Chocolat a year or so ago, but now someone has put forward Blackberry Wine for next month. I've heard that it's awful. Has anyone read it?

We just discussed The Glass Castle--a great book for discussion. Next up is Chocolat!

JF: A Thousand Splendid Suns L2: Airborn CR: Prom Night from Hell LF2: Chocolat and something off of my reading list for my online class

Three books that had me salivating like Pavlov's infamous Dawgs: Pomegranate Soup Chocolat Under the Tuscan Sun :o)

Chocolat by Joanne Harris Peach Cobbler Murder by Joanne Fluke Angry Housewives Eating Bon Bons by Lorna Landvik Like Water for Chocolate by Laura Esquirel Eat Cake by Jeanne Ray

... before and am really liking her. After this, I believe that I will read Blackberry Wine, which is by the author of Chocolat (I wonder why Blackberry Wine won't load anytime I list it?), but I am not sure if I am going to read this or put it back in the TBR pile - Chocolat was not one ...

Joanne Harris wrote a screed against Catholicism in Chocolat. The movie is a wonderful take on the power of grace over the power of law, but the book seems to be her personal catharsis.

... of Life In the Company of Cheerful Ladies all by Alexander McCall Smith Also, bought because of LT testimony: chocolat by Joanne Harris Bought as a gift for a friend: The Persian Pickle Club by Sandra Dallas Sadly, returned to the library, Lords and Ladies, ...

... rns 46) High Tide in Tucson by Barbara Kingsolver 47) Blindness by Jose Saramgo 48) Tipperary by Frank Delaney 49) Chocolat by Joanne Harris 50) The Red Tent by Anita Diamant 51) Small wonder by Barbara Kingsolver 52) Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil by John Berendt 53) ...

#'s 209 and 211 - I'd say I liked both the book and the film version of Chocolat about equally, oddly enough. If you pressed me I'd probably say I liked the film a little bit better, but the book was also lovely. Today I borrowed two books from the library: When Darkness Falls by Mercedes ...

209 lawgrrl07 - I liked the book Chocolat, but this is one of the rare cases where I actually like the movie better :) I haven't any books recently - or rather, I have, but they haven't arrived - but dressagegrrrl (who I know on LJ too) thought I might like Stephen Gould, so she sent me a ...

>202 bookmuse: Chocolat (the book) is delicious! The movie was good, but the book is better... Thanks to BookMooch, the following books are now living with me: - Misquoting Jesus by Bart Erhman - Unless by Carol Shields - Holy War by Karen Armstrong - Leave Me Alone, ...

... or not you're open to YA/children's novels), not all of these may be appropriate, but here's what I can think of: Chocolat by Joanne Harris Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden Interview With the Vampire by Anne Rice About A Boy by Nick Hornby High Fidelity ...

... these books a lot. 24. *Metro Girl by Janet Evanovich (296) I finally read it. My neighbor lent me this and Chocolat months ago; I read Chocolat immediately but didn't get around to reading Metro Girl until last night. It was funny - I find most of Evanovich's books ...

... the Smith book was about until I started it. It's not for everyone, but I am enjoying it. The Mehran book is a lot like Chocolat only it's set in Ireland, where some refugees from Iran have opened a restaurant. I'm enjoying that, too. But It makes me want to eat Middle Eastern food because ...

Finished: -Chocolat by Joanne Harris -re-read The Kite Runner for my book club (I have last read it two summers ago) Reading: -The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night -Frankenstein for school. Disappointed so far (I've read through Chapter 10. Victor just sat down with the ...

... of research books on Iran for Model UN. Still strolling through The Count of Monte Cristo every now and then. Starting Chocolat by Joanne Harris for something different than what I usually read. Looking to read both of Barack Obama's books (Dreams of my Father and The Audacity ...

... I liked: Of mice and men Romeo and Juliet (movie by Baz Luhrman ) Chocolat

I think the one book I have read over the past couple of years that just broke my heart was Chocolat by Joanne Harris. The movie was so subtle and powerful, but the book was simply a screed to work out her childhood issues against the Catholic Church. It is so rare to find a movie that excels the ...

I think the one book I have read over the past couple of years that just broke my heart was Chocolat by Joanne Harris. The movie was so subtle and powerful, but the book was simply a screed to work out her childhood issues against the Catholic Church. It is so rare to find a movie that excels the ...

Chocolat, by Joanne Harris, of course!

Now that everything is illuminated, what do I win? Possibly possession of a sphere of chocolat. Or maybe all the pretty horses in the world according to garp.