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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
Graphic: Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Medical trauma, Pregnancy, Classism
Minor: Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Eating disorder, Racism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Vomit, Dementia, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Colonisation
Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Sexual content, Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Child death
Graphic: Body horror, Bullying, Death, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Grief, Death of parent
Graphic: Body shaming, Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Infidelity, Toxic relationship, Grief, Pregnancy
Moderate: Bullying, Child death, Physical abuse, Violence, Death of parent, War
Minor: Animal death, Racial slurs, Rape, Vomit, Fire/Fire injury
I haven't decided whether I genuinely liked it or not yet, but it was such an interesting read and very, very unpredictable. I'm glad I picked it up hihi
Graphic: Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Racism, Sexism, Sexual content, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Pregnancy
Moderate: Animal death, Schizophrenia/Psychosis
Minor: Animal cruelty, Violence, Vomit, Trafficking
Minor: Bullying, Death, Racism, Rape, Death of parent
As someone who doesn't cook, the recipes in the beginning were just skimmed over but I liked how they were used in each chapter. Tita influencing people to feel her emotions through her food is one of the best parts of the book, causing the most unrealistic but fun interactions/events. The craziness for me has to be either the wedding or the one with the rose petals and Getrudis. I wish there weren't so many time jumps, especially during the period where Rosaura knows and lets Pedro and Tita have an affair but won't leave Pedro, and how Tita and Pedro fell in love. There was also the background plot of the Mexican Revolution that doesn't get delved into that much.
This is a classic. There are also two good adaptations - the movie that is more true to the plot and the show that delves into things that aren't given more time in the novel. I definitely recommend it if you are a fan of the adaptations.
Moderate: Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Violence
Minor: Death
Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse
Moderate: Confinement, Infidelity, Rape, Medical content, War
Minor: Racism
Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Rape, Death of parent, War