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I have come across this book many times on GR but never considered reading it. But then I find it hard to resist BRs, so when a friend suggested this as weekend BR I jumped in right away and finished this in few hours. It's a short and easy read.
Like Water for Chocolate tells us the story of Tita and her family. Her falling in love and then a heartbreak because of a stupid family tradition. But at the heart it is story of Tita and her love affair with cooking. How she finds solace in food and how it helps her to overcome the grief and misery in her life.
Language of the book is simple, like grandma telling a bedtime story (minus all those sensual and erotic details). Each chapter starts with a mouth watering recipe. I wanted to transport myself into this story and help Tita in kitchen (in spite of the fact that I don't like to cook) and gobble down all those delicacies.
Since it's magical realm, I loved how Laura Esquivel used Tita's culinary skills to express emotions. Tita was an introvert but her food did plenty of talking. She showed love, anger, pain, ecstasy, lust and many other emotions through the food that she made.
While reading this book I kept thinking about The House of the Spirits, which I think was not a good sign. It meant that this story was not good enough to have all my attention. Though the story was likable I didn't like the characters. Tita was stupid and easily scared. Pedro was arrogant and selfish. Rasura was a cry baby and Mama Elena was a tyrant. Most all I hated the ending. It was confusing.
I don't think I will recommend it to my friends.
Like Water for Chocolate tells us the story of Tita and her family. Her falling in love and then a heartbreak because of a stupid family tradition. But at the heart it is story of Tita and her love affair with cooking. How she finds solace in food and how it helps her to overcome the grief and misery in her life.
Language of the book is simple, like grandma telling a bedtime story (minus all those sensual and erotic details). Each chapter starts with a mouth watering recipe. I wanted to transport myself into this story and help Tita in kitchen (in spite of the fact that I don't like to cook) and gobble down all those delicacies.
Since it's magical realm, I loved how Laura Esquivel used Tita's culinary skills to express emotions. Tita was an introvert but her food did plenty of talking. She showed love, anger, pain, ecstasy, lust and many other emotions through the food that she made.
While reading this book I kept thinking about The House of the Spirits, which I think was not a good sign. It meant that this story was not good enough to have all my attention. Though the story was likable I didn't like the characters. Tita was stupid and easily scared. Pedro was arrogant and selfish. Rasura was a cry baby and Mama Elena was a tyrant. Most all I hated the ending. It was confusing.
I don't think I will recommend it to my friends.