Blackberry Wine - Joanne Harris Reviews

In a rush in the library the other day, I picked up Blackberry Wine, because I've enjoyed Joanne Harris novels before and love to read about French food! I had enjoyed Five Quarters of the Orange a few years ago but found it quite dark. So I was hoping Blackberry Wine would be full of the characterisations, french atmosphere and descriptions of ...  Read the complete review

I've been meaning to read "Chocolat" by Joanne Harris for a while now but as I tend to buy most of my books from charity shops and I live in a town with a tiny library, I don't always find the books I'm looking for. But when I recently came across "Blackberry Wine" by the same author, I read the blurb on the back and thought it ...  Read the complete review

Blackberry Wine is one of a series of food related books written by Joanne Harris, more recognised for her bestselling books, Chocolat and Five Quarters of an Orange. The theme of all three books is gastronomy and each has its' merits as modern literature, whilst being different in their own ways. The style of Joanne Harris's work is distinctively ...  Read the complete review

I have a confession to make. I've read the novel Chocolat, but I think it isn't the best book by Joanne Harris, and personally, I think the movie is better. Sacrilege? Maybe - but opinion is opinion, no? And this is mine. But, I'm not going to review Chocolat. Rather, I've decided to review another book by Joanne Harris - Blackberry Wine. The ...  Read the complete review

For those of you that don't know, I'm a bit of a fan of books. Well reading in general actually, magazines, newspapers, crisp packets, whatever. Writing a review of a book however is a completely different kettle of fish and up until now I've been a bit chicken about doing it. I've wanted to, you know ?. I just haven't done ...  Read the complete review

Jay Mackintosh is a writer who is blocked. Frustrated by his stalled career, unhappy with his shallow, meaningless life and his pushy journalist girlfriend, Kerry, Jay seeks solace in the pleasures of the grape: more especially, the bottles of pungent home-made wines in his cellar, which seem to have magical properties. Wine talks, and in this ...  Read the complete review

My mum bought this book for when we went on holiday to France, and she said that it Was Really strange, but quite good, so I decided to read it as well, when we got back to England. I haven't seen chocolat or read any other books by Joanne Harris, so I cannot make a comparison, but that can be a good thing though, because I can review it as an ...  Read the complete review

After reading the first few pages for the book I was hooked. The story is 'told' by a bottle of Fleurie 1962 wine, which was bought on the year of Jay's birth. It is a tale of mystery and a little magic about Jay Mackintosh. Jay is a young boy in 1975 whoses parents are divorced and more preoccupied with their own lifes to pay much ...  Read the complete review

It was reading 'Chocolat' which encouraged me to try Joanne Harris' 'Blackberry Wine'. I had enjoyed the quirky, different feel of 'Chocolat' and hoped to find more of the same. "Touching, funny and clever" is how the Daily Telegraph describe 'Blackberry Wine'. "Strange, weird and ...  Read the complete review

Having seen Chocolat and not yet read the book I saw this book and thought it better to read a book which I hadn't seen a film production of first. I selected Blackberry Wine having remmebered the sensation of Chocolat and the real taste as you watched the film. Being a lover of French Wine and France I thought that this book could ...  Read the complete review

After reading Chocolat I swiftly moved on to Blackberry Wine, and could not have been more delighted. I love this book; it is my favourite book without a doubt. It tells of Jay, a writer with a failing relationship who hasn't been able to get the creative juices flowing really since his first book about an old friend he would give anything to ...  Read the complete review

There is a vicious perception that Joanne Harris is a girls author, she writes books aimed at the female audience. Poppy cock is what I say to that. Joanne Harris writes thoughtful novels, in a wonderfully indulgent style (guys appreciate literature too you know), so ignore the perception and give the lady a go. Semi-rant over, lets ...  Read the complete review