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Like Water for Chocolate – Review

September 1, 1993

Tita’s mother is chopping onions in the kitchen when Tita, still in the womb, begins crying so violently she is born right there amid the spices.

Helter Skelter – Review

September 1, 1993

This version of the story is recounted by assistant D.A. and prosecuting attorney Vincent Bugliosi. If you think the story is slanted, you’re absolutely right.

Corregidora – Review

June 1, 1993

Dealing with the life of a post-slavery black woman, Gayle Jones illustrates the struggle of her main character with a painfully honest depiction.

No-No Boy – Review

June 1, 1993

This is the story of a young Asian American man who chose not to serve in the U.S. Army during World War II and served hard time for it.

Selected Tales and Sketches – Review

June 1, 1993

In the day of Clive Barker and Stephen King, readers have forgotten one of the masters of the mind-tangling macabre: Nathaniel Hawthorne.

The Tale of the Body Thief – Review

June 1, 1993

As faithful readers of Anne Rice’s Vampire Chronicles un-doubtedly know, she has put out a fourth book of the adventures of Lestat and company.