Like Water for Chocolate: A Novel in Monthly Installments with Recipes, Romances, and Home Remedies
by Laura Esquivel
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Author: Laura EsquivelEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 1994-02-01
ISBN: 038542017X
Number of pages: 256
Publisher: Anchor
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Book Review: a interesting book to read
Summary: 4 Stars
Unlike other girls, I seldom read love stories. Most of the time, detective fictions and horror stories attract me. However, interestingly, I read the whole book of Like Water For Chocolate, which describes a love story of a Mexican girl, Tita. The reason that I keep reading this book is not just that this is my homework but also that I find this story is more than a common love story.
Through out the story, I find that there are many mysterious plots, which really interest me. Because of the background of Tita's family, the behaviors and conversations of the characters are traditional and sometimes are unbelievable for a modern people. For example, the tradition that Tita cannot marry since she is the last daughter of her strict mother, Mama Elena. This is the most significant point of the story and the author tells us at the very beginning. When I read this, I am so surprised and wonder how a girl can live if she cannot marry but deeply fall in love with a man, Pedro! What shot me more is that, Pedro marry Tita's sister Rosaura in order to get closed to Tita. I'm angry when I read this because if I am Tita, my heart really will be broken completely because of my lover's stupid but moving behavior. Though it's annoying, because of this, I keep reading and reading to get to know that what is going on.
Also, I notice that the author likes arranging many sudden death of the characters in the story, which sometimes makes me feel that it's like a detective and horror story than a love story! The death of Tita's best friend, Chencha, Tita's nephew, Roberto, Tita's mother, Mama Elena and Tita's oldest sister and enemy , Rosaura. Each death seems to make a huge change to Tita's life. When Chencha dies, Tita becomes lonely and she has to charge the whole business of the kitchen. When Roberto dies, Tita gets crazy and leaves home to stay with John, who falls in love with Tita and tells her the meaning of true love. When Mama Elena dies, Tita gets her freedom to marry and Pedro gets almost crazy, finally he takes Tita's virginity. In the end of story, Rosaura dies so Tita and Pedro can really express their love in open. There are countless accidents through out the whole story. As a reader, I hardly have time to breathe and relax for a moment because it's to excited and nervous to get to know the development of the story.
The final paragraph is the climax of the story, in spite of this, I feel strange to read a happy ending like this. On the first night that Tita and Pedro get together, they experience love so intense that both are led to a tunnel that will carry them to afterlife, in other words, die! How strange to feel happy about this. Especially, when Tita wants to return to life and she finds Pedro has already died, what she does is to eat up all the candles to light her love. Although finally, she meets Pedro again but for me, it's too unbelievable and even beyond controlled. Personally, I cannot accept a story ends like this but I won't deny that it's really a love story that filled with mystery.
In the last few sentences, the author introduces herself and her identities surprises me again! What I can say is that this story abounds with surprises! It's not the common love story that we used to reading. I'm sure that after reading this book, you'll feel as surprised as I do! Even more!
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Summary of Like Water for Chocolate: A Novel in Monthly Installments with Recipes, Romances, and Home Remedies
Earthy, magical, and utterly charming, this tale of family life in tum-of-the-century Mexico became a best-selling phenomenon with its winning blend of poignant romance and bittersweet wit.General Books
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