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Summary: Like Water for Chocolate
Review: In senior english I read Like Water for Chocolate as part of a literature circle group. I enjoyed reading about Tita and her struggles with her family. Tita is the youngest of three daughters and by tradition is forbiden to marry. She is supposed to take care of her mother until she dies. The magical realism of this book keeps you wanting to know more. I personaly don't enjoy reading very much and I found my self taking the time to sit down and read whenever I had a chance, because I wanted to know what was going to happen next. Some of the things that happen in the book are a bit farfetched, but that is what keeps the book interesting. Laura Esquivel wrote Like Water for Chocolate in a very interesting way, eachchapter begins with a different recipe that cleverly intertwins into each chapter. I have never read a book like this and would recomend it to anyone.
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Summary: What a great book!
Review: The novel "Like Water for Chocolate" written by Laura Esquivel is a very culturally exciting book. I read this book in my senior English class and thought it was definitely a one-of-a-kind book! There is no other book like it! Esquivel adds romance and supernatural splendor to her own native culture and creates a new sensational book.
This book is about a young Hispanic girl named Tita who is in love with a boy named Pedro. Her widowed mother is very strict about their cultural customs. She forbids her daughter Tita from getting married. In Mexico, the youngest daughter has to stay and take care of her mother until the day the mother dies. Tita's trials and tribulations include baking her sister's wedding cake and watching the love of her life, Pedro, and her older sister living a life together. However, Pedro is not in love with the sister, he is still in love with Tita. What happens in the end is completely unexpected. What will Tita choose: a life lived in vain, wishing she could live it with Pedro, or will she choose to accept the young doctors marriage proposal and learn to love him instead.
Even those of you who don't like to read, this book is very easy to read and will keep you interested. With every chapter there is a new twist and this book will keep you wanting to read on to find out what will happen next.
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Summary: True love, family tradition and magical realism
Review: Like water for chocolate is a story about a girl's life with her family and trying to live through the harsh traditions of her culture and her mother. Though at times this story was a little unreal and strange I loved reading it. Like water for chocolate really caught my attention right from the start and every chapter had something new and exciting happen. If you enjoy magical realism, steamy love scenes and cooking, this book is definitely for you. I really enjoyed how unpredictable the book was, it made the book that much more exciting. I always wanted to know what was going to happen next. That is why I would give this book 4 stars. I hate reading, and so finding a book that I don't fall asleep reading is not common. I recommend this book to any audience.
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Summary: Wonderful Love Story
Review: I am Diana from Walla Walla High School and I read Like Water for Chocolate in my senior english class as part of our literature circles. Laura Esquivel's Like Water For Chocolate tells the story of Tita De La Garza, the youngest daughter in the family. Tita struggles to pursue true love and claim her independence. Tita's love, Pedro Muzquiz, comes to ask for Tita's hand in marriage. Since Tita is the youngest daughter she is forbidden by tradition and her mother, Mama Elena, to marry anyone. Pedro marries Tita's oldest sister, Rosaura to be close to Tita.
This is a wonderful story that I enjoyed very much. I enjoyed the way Laura Esquivel put conflicts between Tita and her mother because it really shows the way the Hispanic culture is when it comes to marriage in a family that has a strong tradition. I would strongly recommend this book to anyone who loves to read books of love and desire.
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Summary: Like Water for Chocolate
Review: I read Like Water for Chocolate in my senior english class as part of our literature circles. Laura Esquivel's Like Water For Chocolate tells the story of Tita De La Garza, the youngest daughter in the family. Tita struggles to pursue true love and claim her independence. Tita's love, Pedro Muzquiz, comes to ask for Tita's hand in marriage. Since Tita is the youngest daughter she is forbidden by tradition and her mother, Mama Elena, to marry anyone. Pedro marries Tita's oldest sister, Rosaura, and tells Tita that it is only to stay close to her. Tita ends up dealing with many difficulties in her life due to the restraints and traditions placed upon her. Tita also faces many situations with love. She has to choose between Pedro, who inspires an inner flame and John, who restores Tita's broken spirit. With many twists and magical occurances in the final chapters Tita finds peace within herself, and ultimately gains her independence and freedom.
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Summary: Passion, Magic, and love all intertwined into one story.
Review: I recently read the book Like Water for Chocolate. It is a story of love, cooking, and family. The book told its story through food, Tita the youngest daughter displays her emotions through her recipes. For a love story it was excellent, at times it was a bit far-fetched, but the magical realism was an interesting delight. The ending wasn't very appealing, it was an unexpected twist. Overall I gave the book four stars, displaying a sense of magic unlike anything I have ever read before.
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Summary: magical realism?
Review: I chose to read Like Water For Chocolate for my Senior english class at Walla Walla High School. The story started out very well but then turned into a horrible attempt at magical realism. The book was silly and not for the serious reader looking for an eventfull novel to read. Although if you like romance novels this one is the book to read.
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Summary: Like Water For Chocolate Book Review
Review: I am a senior at Walla Walla High School. In my English class I was assigned to read a book for a lit. circle. I chose "Like Water For Chocolate". I really enjoyed this book and loved the magical realism the author chose to use in this book. I thought that for the most part the book was well written. The only part that I didn't like was how the author didn't make it clear whether you had just read about one year, or 30 years. Over-all I thought it was an excellent book and I would recommend it to anyone who likes to use their imagination. However this book is mostly for females.
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Summary: English Class Review
Review: Like Water For Chocolate is a story written from the perspective of the main character, Tita's, grand-neice. It is a fairly well written story filled with many magical-realism scenes. For example one classic example is when one of Tita's sisters, Gertrudis takes a shower and because of the extreme heat of her body the shower shed actually catches on fire. Unfortuneately I found the book to drag on in some spots, but overall it was fairly interesting idea for the story. I would reccomend the book to anyone who likes love stories or can appreciate magical-realism.
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Summary: Like Water for Chocolate
Review: For my english class this year we had to pick a book to read with a group of people. I picked Like Water for Chocolate and it was a great choise. I dont like to read much because I can't find books that keep me interested but this one did. It is one of those books you just can't put down you have to find out what happens next.
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