I went to a book club once, years ago, and it was Esquivel's turn. That's it. That's all I should say about this book. Because if I begin to remember everything I hated about it... Well. It won't be pretty for me. I mean, I enjoy magical realism, but not when it's so damn sappy, mushy, sentimental a...
The first time I read this book, years ago, I thought it was so romantic and beautifully tragic. I even liked the movie! I recently re-read it, however, and all I could think was, well, 'blerg.' Tita was too much of a doormat for the majority of the story and Pedro was a selfish, shallow coward who ...
I've decided that I like magical realism when it is done well. It adds that wonderful zip to the story that allows your imagine to take each situation to the next level. Of course it creates improbable and fantastical situations but magical realism can make a good story rise to the level of wonderfu...
2.5 stars. wow, this is a fast read. it's funny because after all the high-blown language in the last book i read (that i complained about) i felt like there wasn't enough in this one.really, though, i liked this book so much more when i first read it years and years ago. i still love the idea an...
I guess I'm in the minority here, even among my Goodreads friends, but I did not like this story at all. I felt like the magical realism was not realism at all--it was just too over the top. I didn't particularly like the main characters. And the one person I did like (John the doctor) was releg...
I rather enjoyed this book, as a fun way to practice my Spanish. But I have no idea why anybody thinks it’s capital-L-Literature.Like Water for Chocolate is a total soap opera, complete with several love triangles, fights over babies, embarrassing diseases and people having sex on horseback while ga...
read the dutch version / liked the recipes though the book. but got lost in the understainding of the story line. a bit 4 gettable 4 me. the great niece is the narrator. thats my opinion. tastes differ
I remember really loving this movie when I was a wee tween, full of angst and drama. And while I love the magical realism in this book, it is also so filled with deep lady sorrow that it was heartbreaking to read. The women in this book just can't win, and they are destined to stay in the kitchen an...
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