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Water for Chocolate
By: Laura Esquivel
Genre: mystical realism
Pages: 224
Published: 1993
Read: April
2.5 out of 5
I have come to
realize I should not reread books as I never seem to enjoy them as much the
second time around. Either that or since the first reading, I have become
exposed to that much better of books. The first time I read this novel I rated
in 4 stars. While the writing itself still good and I loved how recipes were
entwined with story , I had a problem with the actual story. Maybe it’s the
female authors stereotyping but why must the men think they can marry someone
else, but still have relations with their true love. In this story and The Kitchen House by Kathleen Grissom
both the protagonists remained unmarried hoping one day they would be able to marry
their true love. While the men married others anyway and then kept their true
love on the side. In the end, I wish I wouldn’t have reread this and kept
believing this was a better book.
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