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394 pages • first pub 1999 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780385602987
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Doubleday
Publication date: 04 March 1999
Description
A timeless novel of a straitlaced village's awakening to joy and sensuality - every page offers a description of chocolate to melt in the mouths of chocoholics, francophiles, armchair gourmets, cookbook readers, and lovers of passion everywhere.Il...
Community Reviews Summary of 6,949 reviews
Moods
hopeful 50%
lighthearted 50%
mysterious 43%
reflective 36%
inspiring 29%
relaxing 28%
adventurous 18%
funny 17%
sad 9%
dark 6%
challenging 5%
tense 2%
Pace
slow 24%
fast 7%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 57% | A mix: 33% | Plot: 8%Strong character development?
Yes: 66% | It's complicated: 16% | No: 15% | N/A: 1%Loveable characters?
Yes: 78% | It's complicated: 16% | No: 5%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 48% | No: 37% | It's complicated: 11% | N/A: 2%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 48% | No: 25% | It's complicated: 24%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Domestic abuseModerate
Animal death, Death, Physical abuseMinor
Kidnapping, Pregnancy, Murder
394 pages • first pub 1999 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780385602987
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Publisher: Doubleday
Publication date: 04 March 1999
Description
A timeless novel of a straitlaced village's awakening to joy and sensuality - every page offers a description of chocolate to melt in the mouths of chocoholics, francophiles, armchair gourmets, cookbook readers, and lovers of passion everywhere.Il...
Community Reviews Summary of 6,949 reviews
Moods
hopeful 50%
lighthearted 50%
mysterious 43%
reflective 36%
inspiring 29%
relaxing 28%
adventurous 18%
funny 17%
sad 9%
dark 6%
challenging 5%
tense 2%
Pace
slow 24%
fast 7%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 57% | A mix: 33% | Plot: 8%Strong character development?
Yes: 66% | It's complicated: 16% | No: 15% | N/A: 1%Loveable characters?
Yes: 78% | It's complicated: 16% | No: 5%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 48% | No: 37% | It's complicated: 11% | N/A: 2%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 48% | No: 25% | It's complicated: 24%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Domestic abuseModerate
Animal death, Death, Physical abuseMinor
Kidnapping, Pregnancy, Murder