A review by j3mm4
Like Water for Chocolate by Laura Esquivel

emotional hopeful informative reflective 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? Yes

4.5

This book is so beautifully written, simultaneously frank and evocative, and its structural and stylistic play is so engaging and works so well. Tita as a protagonist is so accessible and compelling, and I really felt for her struggle to overcome her mother's cruelty and eldest sister's callousness and find a way to live her life for herself. This book is fabulous. I need to not only rewatch the adaptation but also seek out Esquivel's screenwriting oeuvre.
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