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Pedro, accompanied by his father, has asked for Tita's hand in marriage; Tita's widowed mother, Mama Elena, refused to grant it. She has her own tradition: the youngest daughter will not marry so she can care for her in her old age. Pedro is granted permission to Tita's older sister and he agrees since this is the only means that he can be near Tita. Tita, skilled in the kitchen, prepares for Pedro and her sister's wedding but during the preparation of the wedding cake she cries copious tears in
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2.5-ish Stars. Well that was... different. This is my first experience reading a novel where the majority of it focused around food. I'm not sure I liked it. Though well written I just wasn't interested in all the food talk. Plus by the end of it I just felt extremely bad for John. It actually made me dislike Tita by the time I finished the book. So to sum it up I thought it was okay just not for me. I'm sure it's a great book to those that enjoy this genre.
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Well that was weird, and it took a while to figure out if it was good weird or bad weird. On balance, I think it was good weird, hence three stars rather than two.
I adored this book and it is still one of my faves.
I can remember watching the movie years ago, and loving it. The book left me less than pleased. Maybe I read it too quickly.
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