A review by mals_reads
Like Water for Chocolate by Laura Esquivel

reflective fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

1.75

there’s a lot to like and dislike about this book.

firstly, i did enjoy the prose and how it read quite a bit. it was whimsical and it read like a fairy tale to me. i thought the way the author intertwined the recipes within each chapter was delightful and made me want to test them out myself!

i think there were a lot of faults with many of the characters. i think it’s meant to be read as a fast-paced melodramatic story, and i’m not mad about that, but so many of the characters were so unlikable to me. many of them acted so childishly — i think Tita was the only one who even had the right to act in that way considering her circumstances. i might have disliked Pedro the most, unfortunately, given he’s the primary love interest.

and i would have really loved John if it weren’t for the fact that he was so much older than Tita!


i read this for a book group and am very much looking forward to the conversation — definitely a book that can carry its weight in a discussion!
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