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Book Review

Like Water for Chocolate, is a creative story intermixed with romance, sex, war and homemade recipes. When Tita De la Garza' s hopes of marrying her one true love, Pedro, are crushed by her obligation to take care of her mother, Mama Elena, for the rest of her life, her heartfelt emotions have been transmitted through the delicious meals she cooks for her family and friends. Everyone who eats her meals experiences the same love, anger or sorrow that Tita felt while cooking her meals. Tita' s forbidden love with Pedro begins the many challenges the De la Garza family faces. Each separate character struggles to overcome the challenges and betrayals of marriage, the bindings of tradition, and the search for one' s inner self. Each month presents a new, unpredictable story accompanied by a De la Garza family recipe for dinner, love, and common ailments such as burns and bad breath. Through each separate story and character, Laura Esquivel, the author of the novel, effectively conveys the importance of following one' s heart in order to achieve happiness. Tita follows her mother' s wishes instead and remains despondent for the greater part of her life. Each character' s personal struggle exemplifies the innermost defects and weaknesses felt in all of us. The conquering of these struggles to reach our desires often comes from breaking traditions, breaking bonds, and breaking hearts. Esquivel uses clever fictional elements to exaggerate the feelings of each character, such as when Gertrudis, Tita' s sister, rides off naked with a revolutionary soldier and doesn' t return for years. Her exaggerations allow the reader to experience the personal feelings of each character, observing their challenges and predicting their decisions. Esquivel' s novel is simple and entertaining to read. Although it' s a romance story filled with unrealistic events, predicting the outcome ...

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