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It felt too fragmented, mainly the last third. The family was exhausting, and I know it's a faithful representation of how families were back then, but damn.
I liked Tita's recipes and how her emotions affected the dishes, but she had barely any development
The writing was fine, the parts of magic realism felt too conventional in the sense that I forgot about it because it only showed up after something important to support Tita's actions instead of being always around.
Overall, I'll either forget it instantly, or remember it with anger.
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SPA:
Se sintió demasiado fragmentado, sobre todo el último tercio. La familia era agotadora, y sé que es una representación fiel de cómo eran las familias de entonces, pero ufff.
Me gustaron las recetas de Tita y cómo sus emociones afectaban los platillos, pero apenas tuvo desarrollo
Esta bien escrito, las partes de realismo mágico se sintieron demasiado oportunas, en el sentido de que olvidé que era realismo mágico porque solo aparecía la "magia" después de algo importante para apoyar las acciones de Tita, en lugar de estar siempre presente.
En resumen, o lo olvido inmediatamente o lo recuerdo con rabia.
Graphic: Animal death, Rape, Sexual assault, Blood
Moderate: Body shaming, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Pregnancy
Minor: War
Yllätyin positiivisesti kirjasta. Se on todella hienosti kirjoitettu ja nautinnollinen lukukokemus.
Graphic: Death, Vomit
Moderate: Animal death, Death, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Death of parent
Minor: Racial slurs, Racism, Rape
Moderate: Child death, Death
Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Toxic relationship, Vomit
Minor: Rape, Sexual assault, War
There were some plot lines and points I didn’t love, but overall I loved the style and narrative voice the most.
Graphic: Animal death, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Infidelity, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Blood, Vomit, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury
Moderate: Child death, Death
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Toxic relationship, Grief
Moderate: Sexual content, Fire/Fire injury
Minor: Body shaming, Child death, Death, Fatphobia, Death of parent, Pregnancy
Moderate: Child death, Death, Rape, Fire/Fire injury
Moderate: Child death, Domestic abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Death of parent
Minor: Animal death, Death, Pregnancy, War
This book is short and keeps you coming back for more, wondering what Tita will cook up next.
While I did really enjoy this, I really struggled with the unloveable characters.
Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Death of parent, Gaslighting
Moderate: Miscarriage, Sexism, Sexual content, Medical content, Grief, War, Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Animal death, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Rape, Forced institutionalization, Trafficking, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol