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Summary: Wrote with feet/Escrito con las patas
Review: Do not be mislead, if you want to read something good in Spanish read something else (Gabo García Márquez or Juan Rulfo, for instance). This story was rescued in the film, really! It is curious how such bad writing seems much better when someone else tells the story. It has very nice ideas, but she has this ability to spoil it with her poor language.
¡No lean esta porquería! Está escrita completamente con las patas, esta chava debería ir a tomar unas clasecitas. Lo que sí me llama mucho la atención es como se las arregla para echar a perder ideas tan buenas, porque si alguien más cuenta la historia se oye bien, como en la película, donde ni la mala actuación ni la poca naturalidad de los protagonistas no logra echar a perder el cuento.
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Summary: Exelente
Review: Es un libro lleno de pasion y magia. Es una historia encantadora, me facino como la autora te encierra en de tal manera que no puedes dajar de leer.
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Summary: UN LIBRO MARAVILLOSO
Review: Es un libro maravilloso:
Como agua para chocolate es una novela que trae con sigo varias recetas y remedios caseros que llaman la atencion desde el principio hasta el final de cada una.
La historia que Laura Esquivel narra es tan cautivadora que les recomiendo este libro ya que trae todo tipo de cosas que se relacionan entre si, como la comida , el amor , los conflictos.
Bueno como agua para chocolate fue escrita por Laura Esquivel esta autora es tan reconocida que cautivan a todo lector.
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Summary: Excelente...No puede ser mejor de ahi!
Review: Esta obra es preciosa... Tiene una historia tan tierna, y romantica a la vez, que te cautiva desde el primer momento que empiezas a leerlo. Es facil de leer, interesante, y entretenido. Se lo recomiendo a todo aquel que quiera disfrutar de una historia de amor, llena de sorpresas y pasion...
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Summary: Beautiful and easy to read
Review: Esto es una obra maestra! This is a very rare mix: a wonderful book which is easy to read for a non-native Spanish speaker. I can also recommend the audio version, which is a great enjoyment and easy to understand.
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Summary: Hispanic-novela style writing at its best
Review: Great reading. Leisure reading at its most intense. This book deals with the struggle of a young Mexican girl in dealing with her mother and her love. This book reads like a Spanish soap opera: full of controversy, sex, and scandal. I highly recommend it to anyone who has the time. The book is full of great Spanish recipes serving as a metaphor for the storyline. An understanding of Mexican-Spanish slang is helpful, but not required. Overall, a great perspective on a young woman's struggle to be happy.
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Summary: Like Water for Chocolate
Review: I enjoyed reading "Like Water For Chocolate". The author was Talking About old family traditions,love, false morality and betrayal. Also what made it more interesting was the recipies
that were included in every chapter. I have not tried the recipies yet, but it sounds very tempting and easy to make.
Maybe I'll try them on my family. Laura Rendon
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Summary: a fascinating story
Review: I found this story so fascinating that I could hardly wait to get home after work every day so I could read more of it. It has an unusual structure. The book is divided into 12 chapters, each of which starts with a traditional Mexian recipe. The memories evoked by the odor or taste of an ingredient lead the narrator to the next stage of the story. Likewise, events in the story lead to asides where the narrator discusses home remedies, superstitions, other recipes, etc. The plot contains magical elements. Basically, the story is realistic, but every once in a while something impossible happens. I realize that this style is not to everyone's taste, so I'm warning you here. On the practical side: I took two years of Spanish at university, and I was able to read, and enjoy, this book in Spanish. In fact, it is the first Spanish book I have ever read. I recommend it to other students of Spanish looking for a good book on which to try out their reading skills.
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Summary: Great novel and movie! Wonderful story of passionate love!
Review: I read this novel (and watched the movie) for a college research paper, and I thouroughly enjoyed both. It is a fascinating and somewhat erotic story about love, passion, rebellion, sacrifice, and great food! I recommend it, it's a must read! You also must see the movie to make everything come to life!
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Summary: beautiful
Review: if you read this book in spanish, you will appreciate how rich, warm, colorful and truly imaginative it is. It is a story that you feel. I don't think an english translation does it justice.
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