I dimly remember seeing the previews for the film version of Like Water for Chocolate. I just went to Amazon and read some of the reviews there, too, and I'll have to say that while I like the fantastic premise of a woman being able to cook so powerfully that she can induce emotional reactions in people, I don't like the idea that she obediently does what her mother wishes. I know that her path as described in the book is one from traditional Mexico, but I believe there is a time to rebel against tradition. I don't think I'd like the plot, although I'd like the magic realism parts and of curse, the recipes.
I generally avoid free Kindle books because I see a lot of self-published SF comes over my threshold due to B's membership in a society that gives awards for libertarian SF. We get a lot of, well, I can only call it crap. It's left me feeling a little cynical about self-publishing. That is why I praise your writing so highly, and look forward to seeing a longer work from you. You're good.
Killing Rommel sounds interesting. Perhaps after I plough through Connie Willis' Blackout and All Clear (actually one book subdivided into 2 by the publisher), I'll check it out of the library. I hope to have some time to read this next semester—I miss being able to read as much as I want to.
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Date: 2013-01-12 10:30 pm (UTC)I generally avoid free Kindle books because I see a lot of self-published SF comes over my threshold due to B's membership in a society that gives awards for libertarian SF. We get a lot of, well, I can only call it crap. It's left me feeling a little cynical about self-publishing. That is why I praise your writing so highly, and look forward to seeing a longer work from you. You're good.
Killing Rommel sounds interesting. Perhaps after I plough through Connie Willis' Blackout and All Clear (actually one book subdivided into 2 by the publisher), I'll check it out of the library. I hope to have some time to read this next semester—I miss being able to read as much as I want to.