Laura Esquivel
Paperback | Pages: 222 pages Rating: 3.95 | 316382 Users | 8632 Reviews
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| Original Title: | Como agua para chocolate |
| ISBN: | 0552995878 (ISBN13: 9780552995870) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Series: | Como agua para chocolate #1 |
| Characters: | Tita de la Garza, Gertrudis de la Garza, Rosaura de la Garza, Mamá Elena, Pedro Muzquiz, John Brown, Nacha, Chencha, Juan Alejandrez |
| Setting: | Mexico |
| Literary Awards: | Prêmio Jabuti for Tradução (1994), American Booksellers Book Of The Year Award for Adult Trade (1994) |
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Earthy, magical, and utterly charming, this tale of family life in turn-of-the-century Mexico became a best-selling phenomenon with its winning blend of poignant romance and bittersweet wit.The number one bestseller in Mexico and America for almost two years, and subsequently a bestseller around the world, Like Water For Chocolate is a romantic, poignant tale, touched with moments of magic, graphic earthiness, bittersweet wit - and recipes.
A sumptuous feast of a novel, it relates the bizarre history of the all-female De La Garza family. Tita, the youngest daughter of the house, has been forbidden to marry, condemned by Mexican tradition to look after her mother until she dies. But Tita falls in love with Pedro, and he is seduced by the magical food she cooks. In desperation, Pedro marries her sister Rosaura so that he can stay close to her, so that Tita and Pedro are forced to circle each other in unconsummated passion. Only a freakish chain of tragedies, bad luck and fate finally reunite them against all the odds.
Details About Books Like Water for Chocolate (Como agua para chocolate #1)
| Title | : | Like Water for Chocolate (Como agua para chocolate #1) |
| Author | : | Laura Esquivel |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Anniversary Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 222 pages |
| Published | : | September 16th 1993 by Black Swan (first published 1989) |
| Categories | : | Fantasy. Mythology. Young Adult |
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Ratings: 3.95 From 316382 Users | 8632 ReviewsCommentary About Books Like Water for Chocolate (Como agua para chocolate #1)
195. Como agua para chocolate = Like Water for Chocolate, Laura EsquivelLike Water for Chocolate is a popular novel, published in 1989 by Mexican novelist and screenwriter Laura Esquivel. The novel follows the story of a young girl named Tita, who longs for her lover, Pedro, but can never have him because of her mother's upholding of the family tradition: the youngest daughter cannot marry, but instead must take care of her mother until she dies. Tita is only able to express herself when sheI enjoyed this tremendously - which was unexpected. For the first quarter of the book - which I read quickly - I found the tone and the magic realism quite twee, in a way that reminded me a lot of 100 Years of Solitude, or rather my perception of it nearly 25 years ago. I was wondering what was wrong with me that I found this twee and unpalatably artificial, yet I loved a collection of Russian fairy tales I've been dipping into over the last couple of weeks. But something clicked, and I soon, at
Full review to comeAnother book for Hispanic Heritage Month! I used to watch the movie adaptation of this with my sisters when we were kids (appropriate or not....) Finally reading the book was like coming home, in a lot of ways. The prose is so beautiful, smooth, seamless all while being tragic and at times over-the-top. I think it's a must read for everyone, if only to experience.
This is kind of the ultimate chick novel, in that it's about unrequited love, romance, food, and it's a very well-written piece of magical realism as opposed to the kind of mass-produced romantic tripe that's marketed towards women these days. This is a beautiful, beautiful novel - not something that someone forged in order to meet a contract obligation stating that if they write a generic chick novel that they can follow it up with whatever they want.This is filled to the brim with magical
I love how this book just oozes with food and sex. Esquivel does a masterful job of combining the art of good cooking, with the art of raw, passionate sex, and I liked it. I liked it a lot.I bought this rather short read a few years back, and now I've finally read it, it does beg the question, why have I only just got to it now? Well, the answer to that is simple. There are vast amounts of unread books in every nook and cranny in my home, and Like Water for Chocolate, admittedly got forgotten
3.5 stars. Beautiful book about love and the forces ( positive and also distructive) it creates. Felt good to read after a long time another book written by a south american writer. Makes me want to come back to Marquez and Llosa and their magical realism.
What a wonderful, magical story. The tale of women in turn-of-the-century Mexico and how they live their lives. Tita is the main character and what a strong woman she is. This story is told in 12 month chapters though time progresses much faster. Each chapter is started with a recipe. Yes, the kitchen and food is central to this story. You get the details of the recipe and how to make and it's weaved so perfectly into this story. In a nutshell, Tita is the youngest of three girls. They live on
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