by Joanne Harris
Original Review @ Lit Lovers Lane How I ended up between its sheets: My friend loaned me a book that turned out to be not just the 2nd, but the 3rd in author Joanne Harris’ Chocolat series. That was too much for me to take, so I bought the first two.What stimulated me:- The continuation of Vianne’...
Even though I’m giving this book the same rating as I did Chocolat (The Food Trilogy, #1). This part of Harris’ story is actually well done. Though I also wish Harris could have expanded Jean-Loup’s character a little more. At times, even though he’s technically present in a scene, he gets pushed as...
If Chocolat was Dark Chocolate with a creamy milk chocolate filling then The Girl with No Shadow is a Dark Chocolate truffle with a smooth creamy finish."The Girl..." is not a simple tale. It's a complex tale that mirrors life and the way we interact with each other, the things we choose not to see,...
What makes this book wonderful is the fact that it is told from three different points of view, and each voice is different. My problem with the book is that it is more a sequel to Chocolat the movie than Chocolat the book. It's still a good read.
This is Harris’s follow-up to Chocolat. Vianne and now two daughters have relocated from the rural town of their initial setting, Lansquenet, to Paris. The novel is tort-like in the density of its imagery, particularly early on. Zozie is a witch like Vianne, but without the self-control and kind hea...
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