Reviews

Como água para Chocolate by Laura Esquivel

shessiejeep's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful mysterious reflective sad 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? It's complicated

5.0

lindsey_gonzalez's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced

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

3.0

I reread this with my students after picking it up for the first time when I was in high school. Boy is it a wild ride! My students described it as "Mexican Bridgerton," which I think is adorable and very on point. 

manadabomb's review against another edition

2.0

This quick read is a romantic fable centered around a traditional Mexican family. Fables are generally great exaggerations that are meant to tell how things come to be. This is no exception.

Tita, the youngest daughter of Mama Elena, is destined to never marry and to take care of her mother until she dies. This is the tradition of the family. Tita ends up finding love in Pedro, but is forbidden to marry him. Pedro instead marries Tita's older sister so he can stay close. A complicated mess, but somehow it works out.

Tita is a gifted cook and, through some fable-y magic, imbues her moods into her cooking. When she is happy and passionate, her food makes everyone passionate. When she is sad, everyone eating her food ends up crying and upset.

This isn't the type of book I normally enjoy and while it was entertaining, it's not in my top books. I appreciate the recipes given but they appeared right in the middle of the stories and just seemed odd.

lucrezia30's review against another edition

dark emotional sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

2.5

sereste's review against another edition

4.0

I love magic realism cause how else can you write that two people nutted so hard they seen the light and reunited in heaven

elegyeldritch's review against another edition

3.0

Although the soap opera scenarios were a poor excuse for conflict, they were entertaining. Deep issues presented in a lighthearted manner.

rachel2727's review against another edition

dark sad medium-paced

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

2.0

korkny's review against another edition

funny hopeful reflective medium-paced

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

4.5

Un clásico de verdad. Realismo mágico muy divertido. Súper original, con muchos imagines y descripciones basados en comida y la cocina. Me encantó.

ali_miranda's review against another edition

2.0

Si bien es cierto que la narrativa, la forma que tiene la autora de mezclar las recetas con la historia, es maravillosa, el libro perdió todo mi respeto cuando empezó a tratar las agresiones sexuales como lo hace.

bunderbunder's review against another edition

emotional sad medium-paced

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

3.0