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Tita's Diary by Laura Esquivel

suria_go's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful inspiring medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

karely's review against another edition

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5.0

El mejor libro que he leído en el año.

alonsonm's review against another edition

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2.0

Nunca había entendido cómo podía
Suceder el auto plagio hasta que leí este libro.

msmazz's review

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

3.5

articulatemadness's review

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3.0

It's been 30 years since the publishing of Like Water For Chocolate, give or take some years, and this won't disappoint die hard fans of the original book. I wanted to read this so bad I read it in Spanish, as that was the only language available for quite some time when it first came out.

Essentially, this is a companion to Like Water For Chocolate. If you recall from the first book and the film, Tita kept a diary. Essentially, these are the diary words of Tita that Esparanza found after the farm burned down at the end of the first book. It pretty much gives us better insight into Tita's emotional state, and how she dealt with her many challenges loving Pedro, dealing with Mama Elena, her true feelings for John, and her tumultuous relationship with Rosara, and her love of Gertrudis. Same story, just in Tita's words.

The only reason why I gave it three stars is because of its presentation. I get the journal idea, but reading this in Tita's handwriting on that fancy paper background was hard on the eyes. It should have been typed text with the actual diary pages released separately as a collector's item.

guipa's review against another edition

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2.0

Ha sido como releer "Como agua para chocolate", es decir, es que es exactamente lo mismo pero desde el punto de vista de Tita que aporta exactamente 0 a la historia.

Además, la edición me ha parecido horrible. Me ha costado leer porque el tipo de letra no favorecia la lectura. Incluso ha habido ocasiones en las que me he saltado páginas porque no entendía nada de lo que ponía, y no sentía que me estuviese perdiendo demasiado porque era la misma historia.

nachor's review against another edition

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5.0

Nota para mí: No me acuerdo de cuándo lo leí, el año es estimado.

kareet's review against another edition

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emotional fast-paced
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.75

caminandoentreletras's review against another edition

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3.0

7/10 YOUTUBE/INSTAGRAM

Disfruté la historia como un diario, vemos más de cerca los sentimientos de Tita, sin embargo el hecho de que contadora ciertas cosas de la obra principal hizo que sintiera un intento de la autora por darle un final diferente a los personajes, cosa que no me gustó.

El diseño del libro, para mí fue un 10! Realmente está bellísima está edición!.

caritoep's review against another edition

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5.0

Este libro permite profundizar en los pensamientos y sentimientos despertados en "Como agua para chocolate", al igual que vislumbrar el mundo interior de Tita, todo su trasegar en una vida sumida en un amor expresado en el cuidado y en el alimento que con tanto esmero procuró a su familia, así como en las decisiones que determinaron no sólo su destino, sino que buscaban oportunidades que le fueron negadas, para aquellos a quienes quería. Es un libro hermoso, repleto también de joyas visuales que no me cansaré de admirar.