Reviews tagging 'Racial slurs'

Like Water for Chocolate by Laura Esquivel

5 reviews

dhritigupta's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful lighthearted reflective sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

first of all tita is such a cancer queen <3 a wild and fun ride!! i loved the format and the way food was woven into the story. didn’t love the ending, tita always deserved better than pedro 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Fatphobia and Vomit

Moderate: Racial slurs, Rape, and Child abuse

charlotteih's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

WOW this book was really fun and entertaining. some bits were maddening, some hilarious, some romantic, and others sad. there was a sense of poetic irony and exaggeration that gives this story the feel of a folktale. the ending was a bit wild, but after letting it simmer (haha) in my mind i’ve come to like it. (this a very food-oriented book, so pls keep that in mind if that is a sensitive topic for you)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, and Child abuse

Moderate: Toxic relationship and Physical abuse

Minor: Racism, Racial slurs, Violence, Rape, Vomit, Confinement, War, and Forced institutionalization

miuku's review against another edition

emotional lighthearted mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual content, Pregnancy, and Infidelity

Minor: Emotional abuse, Infertility, Physical abuse, Rape, Racial slurs, Grief, and Fire/Fire injury

sarah984's review against another edition

emotional informative medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

I liked the fairy tale style and the way the recipes were woven into the narrative. Unfortunately, the narrative itself wasn't very good. The main character falls in love with a man with zero good qualities and lusts after him for years because they're forbidden to marry. He treats both her and his wife so badly and they're both so into him. There are two interesting characters and they're both hardly in the book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Death of parent, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Infidelity, Medical content, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, and Vomit

Moderate: Animal death, Blood, Chronic illness, Confinement, Forced institutionalization, Kidnapping, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Trafficking, and Violence

francestea's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted sad medium-paced

• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

An old favourite (especially the first several chapters)! I would really love to edit out the outdated racial language and fatphobic remarks to make this book hold up long term.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Body shaming, Fatphobia, Miscarriage, and Racial slurs

Under the Tuscan Sun meets Chocolat. I specifically enjoy the chapters featuring the wedding cake and quail in rose petals ;)