Like Water for Chocolate : A Novel in Monthly Installments with Recipes, Romances, and Home Remedies (Hardcover)

from nu-bibliophile

I like the strangeness and uniqueness of the story. The magical realism was clever. The historical aspect of the era, family dynamics, and family traditions were constructed well that I fully sympathized with Tita and all the heartache and mistreatment she had to endure. It was a short and easy r...

from katiekrug

This story is Tita's, the third daughter of a Mexican family, destined for nothing beyond taking care of her abusive mother. Tita pours all her passion into the food she makes, unable to be with the man she loves. The best part of this book is the food. I wanted to eat everything described. The n...

from ElenaEstrada

This story is complex, deep, symbolic, and historical. Because of its magical realism, the reader must be willing to go along with the narrator and believe many details that are not part of reality. Readers who are not willing to imagine, will have a difficult time enjoying the literature. For in...

from nmhale

We begin the story with the entrance of Tita, born in the kitchen upon a flood of tears and the smell of onions, which is why onions always make her cry. What a delightful way to start a novel! This book chronicles the life of Tita and her forbidden love for Pedro, due to a tyrannical family trad...

from ElenaEstrada

This story is complex, deep, symbolic, and historical. Because of its magical realism, the reader must be willing to go along with the narrator and believe many details that are not part of reality. Readers who are not willing to imagine, will have a difficult time enjoying the literature. For in...