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Title: Anti-Feminist
Review: Like Water for Chocolate was an assigned reading for my English class. When reading it at first, it seemed like a good book-- definitely an easy read. As the book picks up, however, it becomes totally obvious that these women feel worthless without a man. All of the women's problems in the novel have to do with men or lack thereof. Tita is spineless as a protagonist, and Pedro is just as spineless as her love interest. Also, the novel is supposedly set in the Mexican Revolution, yet there are, at most, three or four references to this in the entire book. They say how there is starvation going on, yet Tita's family has enough food that she is constantly cooking. If you are looking for an easy read and choose not to take this book for more than surface value, then go for it. But if you're looking for anything that will make you think, Like Water for Chocolate is definitely not for you.
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