Title: Chocolat leaves a bad aftertaste
Product review: I was prepared to like this book, but from the very start, it practically bludgeons you over the head with its message that, "if it feels good, do it." The book pits the free-spirited, attractive, heroine against an uptight, cruel, and (eventually) psychotic village priest in a bizarre battle over a chocolate shop. Inevitably, all the sympathetic characters immediately side with the beautiful newcomer who revitalizes the town, while the gossips and wife-beaters side with the priest. The author clearly has something against organized religion in general, Catholicism in particular, and goes to great lengths to convince the reader to share her feelings. The ending is absolutely ridiculous, and left me deeply annoyed at the fact that I had actually wasted my time on this drivel.
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