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Summary: like water for chocolate
Review: Like Water For Chocolate was a wonderful and exciting book about a young woman named Tita in love with a man she can not marry (Pedro). Things start to haet up in Tita's life when her mother offers Pedro Tita's sisters hand in marrage. Each chapter starts with a recipe that relates to what is going on in Tita life. This makes the book very interesting to read. I enjoyed reading this book and i will probably read it again in the future. I would recomend this book to any girl who likes a good love story.
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Summary: Mrs. Mataus english
Review: I thought the book showed great examples of magic realism and was very captivating the way it was written. i really enjoyed the story line of the book and the way the recipes were encorporated with feelings for each chapter i would recomend it to anyone
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Summary: a Fairy Tale Cook-book
Review: Why Not Give This Book A Chance? All other reviews I've read have, well, been bad. I'm not saying those reviews are wrong, I'm saying that those reviews are the peoples opinions. Some people have gone as far as telling you what is better, but why not give this book a chance? The Recipes and home remedies add a little spice to the book, that hasn't been seen very often. The hot and fiery Romance sceens will catch any romance lovers attention. And the little magic that's added in, is just one more thing to give it a little kick.
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Summary: Magical realism in turn-of-the-century Mexico
Review: Recipes begin each of the chapters in this utterly charming book that centers much of the time around life in the kitchen of a traditional Mexican family. Tita, the daughter who has been destined to remain single so she can continue caring for her aging parents, falls in love and must watch as her lover marries her sister, Rosaura. Tita pours her heart and her loving into cooking, and as the years go by, and with each new creation she reflects the frustrations of a generation of Mexican women whose options in life to find personal happiness are limited by traditions. The conclusion is incendiary, apocryphal, and somehow hopeful for the future.
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Summary: Heart-Stirring
Review: Interesting style that's very unique.. what with the recipes and remedies!Unrealistic mystical tale is not really my taste. But this tale is one of a kind. The abstracts of the soul, passion, and love are cleverly described through the recipes, remedies, and the love story.. in ways that stir your heart. I guess I just love Esquivel's "Swift as Desire" a lot more.
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Summary: Its not as bad as everyone says it is
Review: There are all these awful reviews posted here about this book but its really not that bad. Is this book classic literature? To me, its not. It reads like a trashy romance novel instead of an AP Literature assignment. Is that a good thing? Its good in a sense that its an easy read but not so great when you¡¯re trying to find stylistic reading devices. I thought this book was too childish. The love triangle between Tita, Pedro and Rosaura was heart wrenching at first but then it became increasingly annoying. Tita is written to be such a sympathetic character, she is almost pathetic. Rosaura is written to be such a gross character, I almost feel sorry for her. And as for Pedro, he doesn¡¯t deserve either of them. Laura Esquivel writes Pedro as this wonderfully amazing guy that everyone should adore but quite frankly, he is a bit of a jerk. Tita¡¯s only real happiness, in my opinion, was with the doctor, John Brown but Pedro spoils it for her. These people are all petty, annoying and the scenarios are ridiculous. As the characters die one by one, you almost go ¡°good riddance.¡± I don¡¯t hate this book. I thought it was okay. Not worth buying because I don¡¯t think its something you would want to read again and again but worth renting for some casual bedtime literature.
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Summary: Like poison for literature
Review: Cut to the chase
unlike the novel
here's a complete breakdown of the story
Tita is perfect. ambiguously, unintentionally, uninhibitedly perfect
Mama Elena is evil. purely, threateningly, unimaginatively evil
And everyone else lacks any strong character traits, following the lead of the perky protagonist and the unbearable antagonist
the reason these characters are so unrelatable is because they are so much of one thing NO ONE IS COMPLETELY ONE THING i couldnt relate to this story worth a damn, i didnt believe this story and it did not seem real at all! I mean the Metamorphosis where Gregor Samsa literally becomes vermin is more believable. the people are real the reactions are real EVERYTHING IS REAL EVEN WHEN A GIGANTIC COCKROACH IS THE MAIN CHARACTER! the author Esquivel made everything TOO MUCH! i didnt believe anyone could be that naive or that ignorant or that evil without explanation! we dont know why mama elena is the way she is its never explained she has no alternate layers there is no imperfection with Tita and she is someone no one can relate to! she is not even human! Gregor is human. He is enslaved he is suffering we understand that. Esquivel crafts tita as too cocky to admit her humanity. Esquivel fails in communicating her story to me because i am not anything completely and neither is anyone else. There is none or little character developement, the characters are shallow and cliche and the views are stereotypical. Esquivel reminds me of the principal in the breakfast club GODDAMNIT DONT MAKE ME QUOTE THE BREAKFAST CLUB!
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Summary: if you never read before, this is a good book to start with
Review: Like Water for Chocolate is written by Laura Esquivel. It is a monthly novel, which is full of romance, emotions, family traditions and recipes. It is about a girl named Tita who can't marry her love (Pedro) because she has to follow the family tradition: as the youngest daughter, she must take care of her mother until she dies. The whole novel is about how Tita suffered when she was separated from her love, and how she faced problems when her love (Pedro) got married to her sister (Rosaura), just to stay close to Tita. Mama Elena was an obstacle in Tita's life, she never let her stay near to Pedro. Novel explains how Tita faced these problem. I would recommend this novel to students for three reason.
It was a well written novel and everything happened in the novel was related to food, which is the first reason why I would recommend students to read this novel. It shows the importance of food in people's life. It shows how love can be expressed by cooking. The author made this point very clear when Pedro brought flowers for Tita, which were really important to her. Tita had a very good skill of cooking which she used to show how much the flowers meant to her. She cooked the flowers (given by Pedro) with the quail to gave it importance, instead of throwing it away, when they dry. So, the author showed that cooking has its own specialties that people can use to express their love. I want students to read this book, so they get to know: food is as good to express love, as to eat.
Second reason why I want students to read this book is that I want them to know the importance of love. This novel shows how much love is important. It really explains the role that love and a second person plays in our lives. It gives very specific examples of how we need another person to light up our matches inside us, which means we need someone to love, to laugh, so we can enjoy our life. It's a novel which really explains the meaning of love, which I am sure everyone would like to know about because everyone wants to be loved. So, I want students to read this book, so they get to know the importance of love in their life.
Third reasons is that this novel is full of mixed traditions: fair and unfair. Tita can't marry and has to live with her mother until she dies, which Tita think is an unfair tradition. Tita makes certain food at certain occasions, which she enjoys the best, and which also is a tradition. She thinks it's a fair tradition. We all have our family traditions that we follow, which sometimes we are disagree to. This novel explains very well the meaning of family traditions, and how it effects our lives. it shows how traditions can effect the decisions that we make, and I am sure we all have suffered through it.
Finally, this book is full of recipes, romances, and home remedies, and main purpose of the book is to show how love can effect someone's life. I really want students to read this book, so they get to know and feel, what role love, food, and traditions play in our lives. I want them to know love is important and the ways people express their love and the ways they follow to get their love. If you never read a book before, start with this one. It's not only words, it express every single emotion clearly.
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Summary: Like Water For Chocolate
Review: Like Water for Chocolate written by Laura Esquivel is a novel about a girl named Tita whose fate as the youngest of three sisters, dictated by family tradition, is to remain single so that she could take care of her mother (Mama Elena) during her old age until she passes. Tita is the cook at the ranch in Mexico along with the head cook, Nacha. In the beginning of this novel, Tita admires a man of the name of Pedro. Pedro asks Tita's hand in marriage, however Mama Elena forbids Tita to marry her true love because of the tradition. Mama Elena suggests Pedro to marry her eldest daughter Rosaura. Pedro accepts thinking that would be a way for him to be close with his true love, Tita. This novel has conflicts filled with passion, deception, anger, as well as pure love. This novel shows us how one girl struggles to change her fate or the fate of her future generations. One of the reasons why I would recommend this book is because there is a lot of food recipes that are at the beginning of each chapter (or month) and within the novel. It gives the readers something to value, besides the joy of this book. The recipes also give metaphors (examples of Tita's emotions) of what Tita is feeling during this novel. Sometimes it doesn't show what Tita is feeling directly, but if you read where food is present, it provides Tita's emotions metaphorically. Some examples of food she prepares are: turkey mole with almonds, quail with rose pedals, etc., and she also gives some house hold remedies also. This novel deals with Tita having to deal with seeing her sister and the one she loves along with an offspring that Pedro and Rosaura cherish. This has probably happened in real life, probably in a different country. An example of a metaphor would be when Tita was going to cook a quail; she first had to catch it and then kill it. "She realized that you cant be weak when it comes to killing or it causes more sorrow." This is a metaphor because it relates to how she feels and how she should deal with it. This quote is saying if she doesn't become strong she would be moping around in sorrow. It also shows that if she doesn't try harder "killing the quail", she would be in a lot of sorrow. Another Reason why I would recommend this novel is because of the conflicts of the love triangle between Tita, Pedro, and John, whom is later introduced in the book. Eventually, Tita has to choose between marrying a doctor (John), or marrying her first true love Pedro. I like this particular part of this novel because it gives us a feeling that you just want to know, and you end up just reading and reading until you find out what happens.
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Summary: Attractive Men
Review: After reading the book Like Water for Chocolate, I liked two attractive men: John and Juan. The first attractive man is Dr.John who always takes full responsibility for treating a patient. For example, when Mama Elena said: "Doctor, won't it be too much trouble for you to come here twice a day until my daughter is out of danger?". Dr.John answered: "Certainly not! First, it's my duty, and second it's a pleasure to visit your lovely home." (page 74). Another example is that Dr.John is a patient and lovely man when he cures for Tita; "Tita would never be able to thank him enough. In a madhouse she might have become truly insane. But here, with John's warmth toward her in word and manner, she felt better each day." (page 108). The second attractive man is Juan, Gertrudis' husband. Juan has a talent for music; for instance, "Juan impressed all the guest with the wonderful way he played the guitar, the harmonica, and the accordion." (page 179). He is also a courageous and good husband. After "Gertrudis gave birth to a mulatto baby. Juan was furious and threatened to leave her." (page 180); but then he knows that Gertrudis's innocent; "it was a hard blow for him to take, but at least they didn't separate; instead they lived together forever and were happy more often than not." (page 180). In conclusion, after seeing the actions of the men, I liked both John and Juan because they had not only very good natural ability but also strong mind.
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