Reviews tagging 'Infidelity'

Шоколад на крутом кипятке by Laura Esquivel

20 reviews

sofipitch's review against another edition

emotional lighthearted 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? No

5.0

This book was really enchanting. I'm obsessed with the format, people joke about how online recipes will have long life stories no one wants to read but Sra Esquirel actually did an amazing book in that format. Also I would never have expected something from 89 to be so sex positive, it was extremely refreshing.

---

Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal death and Infidelity

Minor: Blood, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, War, Rape, and Miscarriage

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

---

Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual content, Pregnancy, and Infidelity

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

cyan_altaria's review against another edition

emotional fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

4.5

This book was really good! I wasn't a fan of the recipes included inside it, but other than that it was amazing.

---

Content Warnings

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Sexual content, and Infidelity

Minor: War, Death, Sexual violence, Blood, Racism, Vomit, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, and Violence

cozylifewithabby's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful sad medium-paced

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

3.0

This is not really my type of book. I am glad that I have read it, but I was not a fan of the structure or the characters. The story was tragic, but also over the top. However, I have enjoyed books that were inspired by this book. I know that it is an influential text and that is why I settled on 3 stars. 

---

Content Warnings

Moderate: Pregnancy, Animal death, Child death, War, Rape, Infidelity, Emotional abuse, Death of parent, Vomit, Toxic relationship, Sexism, and Blood

isarza's review against another edition

emotional fast-paced

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

3.5

The way Tita's feelings are portrayed through food is really lovely. It's a romantic novel set on the 1910s in Mexico during revolutionary years with a little magical realism. Be aware it has its fare amount of internal misogyny and problematic tropes tho. 

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse

Moderate: Rape, Infidelity, Sexism, and Emotional abuse

menomica's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

Me gustó este libro bastante. La prosa era muy buena, aunque el argumento en sí fue un poco…. básico, digamos. Me gustaron mucho los mementos de realismo mágico, habían muchos, aunque estaban muy espaciado, lo cual creo que ayudó a hacer que sintiera como realismo mágico efectivo: no sucedió demasiado que llegara a molestar ni que las situaciones parecieran demasiado ridículas (aunque sí, muchas de ellas lo eran), sino que cuando sí sucedieron esos momentos, te sorprendieron y, en algunos casos, te hicieron reír (me dio mucha risa la parte de «los tamales enojados»).
Quiero empezar con lo obvio: La Mamá Elena es la villana principal de este cuento. Es una madre egoísta, narcisista, y abusiva. A causa de ella, dos de sus tres hijas tuvieron que pasar su adultez en desprecio y miseria, también destruyó la relación entre las hermanas. Me parecía interesante ver el desarrollo de Rosaura, y cómo fue convirtiéndose en su madre. Igual de egoísta, igual de narcisista y abusiva

(a su hija Esperanza).

Al principio, quería estar a favor de ella, porque me doy cuenta que todos en la situación no eran nada más que peones en la esquema de Elena. Pero poco a poco, o es que reveló su carácter auténtico, o es que le ganó el rencor. Como sea, se convirtió igual de malvada como su madre,

y su muerte me hizo casi tan feliz como la de Elena.

Para terminar, quiero notar que este libro tiene momentos muy… sensuales, digamos. Más de una vez, las personas se ponen cachondas después de comer la comida de Tita (la comida de Tita literally made Gertudis’ pussy throb).

La escena final es en la que Tita y Pedro tienen sexo como pareja pública e inmediatamente después de llegar al orgasmo, Pedro se muere?????? Me morí de risa. Y después Elena se suicida se mata comiéndose fósforo y literalmente calentándose con memorias hot de su relación con Pedro hasta prenderse llamas??? Guat de fac. 

¿Que fue creativo? Sí. ¿Que fue ridículo y un poco perturbador? También que sí. ¿Que si me gustó este libro? Sí. ¿Que me lo voy a guardar? Quizás. ¿Que lo recomiendo? Sí, sin duda.

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Infidelity, Vomit, Injury/Injury detail, Emotional abuse, and Sexual content

Moderate: Infertility, Child abuse, Child death, Pregnancy, Chronic illness, Medical content, Racism, and Sexism

Minor: War, Rape, Body shaming, and Cancer

heatherox's review against another edition

dark emotional funny reflective sad slow-paced

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

3.75

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse

Minor: Child death, Death of parent, Infidelity, Pregnancy, Rape, Sexual content, and Toxic relationship

eunoia11's review against another edition

reflective sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

3.5

---

Content Warnings

Moderate: Blood, Fire/Fire injury, Pregnancy, Fatphobia, and Body shaming

Minor: Animal death, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Infidelity, and Rape

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.

---

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

caseythereader's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny 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? It's complicated

3.75

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, Death of parent, Fatphobia, Grief, Infidelity, Murder, Racism, Rape, and Vomit