- Hardcover: 266 pages
- Publisher: Crown; Har/Cdr edition (Sep 11 1996)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0091834139
- ISBN-13: 978-0091834135
- ASIN: 0517706814
- Product Dimensions: 23.6 x 15.5 x 2.8 cm
- Shipping Weight: 680 g
- Average Customer Review: 3.1 out of 5 stars See all reviews (52 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #619,697 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Mexican novelist Laura Esquivel leapt to international fame in 1993 with Like Water For Chocolate. Her new novel strives to replicate the impact of that work with multimedia innovation in style and structure. This translation by Margaret Sayers Peden comes with a CD of arias by Puccini and Mexican danzones, and 48 pages of striking color illustrations by Spanish artist Miguelano Prado. The text by Esquivel is part science fiction, part new age spiritual journey, as she chronicles the efforts of 23rd century "astroanalyst" Azucena to find her twin soul.
--This text refers to the
Audio Cassette
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From Publishers Weekly
This followup to Esquivel's bestselling Like Water for Chocolate is propelled by the same jolly, reckless storytelling energy that has won the Mexican author so many fans, but skimpy character development and a breathlessly byzantine plot keep bringing the novel up short. Composed in a tantalizing style of New Age-sci-fi-magical realism, the tale is set in the year 2200, when astroanalyst Azucena Martinez, who lives in Mexico City, has been permitted at last to meet her twin soul, Rodrigo Sanchez, the man with whom she is to experience the ecstasy of perfect romantic union. And not a moment too soon; not only is Azucena terribly lonely, but she has finally paid off all the karmic debts accumulated in her 14,000 past lives. Alas for her, Rodrigo is not as karmically pure, and the day after their night of bliss, he is framed for murder and deported to the penal planet of Korma. As it turns out, this is all part of a divine plan: Azucena's quest to be reunited with her lover sets in motion a chain of events that will lead to the restoration of the law of Love on planet Earth. Esquivel punctuates her narrative with full-color "graphic novel" segments (by Spanish artist Miguelanxo Prado). The book also includes an 11-track CD of Puccini arias that figure in the plot and some remarkable Mexican "danzones," billed in the text as "Intervals for Dancing." In Azucena, Esquivel has created a delightfully feisty, unpretentious character; it is the reader's loss that neither she nor Rodrigo are ever fully developed, and that their love story is repeatedly upstaged by a fantastical setting and long-winded metaphysical discourse. First serial to L.A. Times Magazine.
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
LAW OF LOVE,
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This review is from: The Law of Love (Paperback)
THIS BOOK TAKES YOU ON AN ADVENTURE RIDE FROM FUTURE TO PAST AND IN BETWEEN. IT IS ALMOST A SPIRITUAL JOURNEY. SHE DOESN'T FOCUS AS MUCH ON THE CHARACTERS, BUT ON THE JOURNEY ITSELF. IF YOU ARE CLOSED MINDED AS FAR AS TAKING RELIGION FROM A DIFFERENT POINT OF VIEW, I DO NOT SUGGEST THIS BOOK. IF YOU LIKE TO EXPLORE DIFFERENT POINTS OF VIEW ON REINCARNATION AND RELIGION, I WOULD HIGHLY RECOMMEND THIS BOOK. THE TRANSLATION IS LACKING BUT THE PHILOSOPHY IS INTACT. IT PORTRAYS A LOST LESSON, THAT WE ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL OF ARE ACTIONS, AND THUS REAP THE CONSEQUENCE OF THEM.
4.0 out of 5 stars
The CD with the book is fabulous,
By A Customer
This review is from: The Law of Love (Paperback)
Never mind the book, which is pretty good. The CD includes original music by Liliana Felipe and is an absolute joy. Lyrics in Spanish, and you can find them on the web if you need to know the English, but you won't care. The trick now is to locate other CDs by Liliana. She's hard to find in the US.
1.0 out of 5 stars
too much preaching, not enough story,
By A Customer
This review is from: The Law of Love (Paperback)
I'm not sure if the translation made it worse, but the novel failed to interest me with language or plot. I love "Like Water for Chocolate" and also enjoyed "Swift as Desire". Though her attempt to bring together the experience of words, music, and visuals was notable, Esquivel was too often rambling rather than poetic. Her characters are largely undeveloped, and except for perhaps the first chapter, we are not convinced of anyone's thoughts or actions. Furthermore, I found the demon's and guardian angel's intrusions into the story particularly bothersome. Overall, I felt this book was a waste of time.
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