Historical Fiction
Como agua para chocolate
1989·246 pages
Forbidden by family tradition to marry, a young cook channels longing into recipes that magically affect everyone who tastes them.
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Forbidden by family tradition to marry, a young cook channels longing into recipes that magically affect everyone who tastes them.
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Like Water for Chocolate (Spanish: Como agua para chocolate) is a novel by Mexican novelist and screenwriter Laura Esquivel.
The novel follows the story of a young girl named Tita, who longs for her lover, Pedro, but can never have him because of her mother's upholding of the family tradition: the youngest daughter cannot marry, but instead must take care of her mother until she dies. Tita is only able to express herself when she cooks.
Esquivel employs magical realism to combine the super...
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Sexual content
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On-page sex and sensual desire; romance begins with a 15-year-old; includes rape
Violence & gore
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Gun violence, blood, injuries, animal death, and deaths amid revolution
Profanity
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No evidence found in available sources
Substance use
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Social drinking and alcohol in cooking and celebrations
LGBTQ+ Rep.
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Not present
Religious content
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Catholic cultural references and traditional religious practices
Magic & witchcraft
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Magical realism core: emotions and fate transmitted through cooked food
Occult / demonology
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Not present
Political content
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Mexican Revolution setting; patriarchy, class, and women's roles
Self-harm / suicide
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Suicidal thoughts; mental collapse and forced institutionalization
Abuse & suffering
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Sustained maternal abuse; rape; confinement; domestic and emotional cruelty
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