Reviews tagging 'Medical content'

Mexická gotika by Silvia Moreno-Garcia, Silvia Moreno-Garcia

133 reviews

sarah984's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

Wow! This is a play on classic gothic revival novels combined with a modern horror sensibility and Mexican history. This book has atmosphere in spades, and Noemí is a great character. Her voice is snappy and fun, and I love seeing a character doing her best to take charge even in the situation she's in. 

Once the twist hits this book swings for the fences, and while I did think the last couple of chapters dragged on a bit too long overall I really liked this.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Gaslighting, Incest, Injury/Injury detail, Racism, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Cannibalism, Child death, Chronic illness, Colonisation, Death, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Genocide, Gore, Kidnapping, Medical content, Mental illness, Xenophobia, Misogyny, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Pregnancy, and Violence

Minor: Ableism, Grief, Gun violence, Religious bigotry, Slavery, Child abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Infertility, Miscarriage, Suicide, Vomit, and Terminal illness

skittles6815's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

I hated this book.

It felt like the author wrote it while only thinking about incest with a grandfather. It was so gross the whole time, and really bad writing

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism, Fire/Fire injury, Incest, Kidnapping, Medical content, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Religious bigotry, Rape, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexism, Sexual assault, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Chronic illness, Adult/minor relationship, Confinement, Excrement, and Gaslighting

slvt4b00ks's review against another edition

dark inspiring mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

If I could give this book more stars I would. I honestly don’t understand why this book has such low ratings. Maybe some just aren’t cut out for gothic tales. I was weary about this being set in the 50s but the time period didn’t seem it was as much of a contributing factor to most parts of the story. Of course there is racism and some bat shit crazy people who believe in eugenics and of course the misogyny but that seems to really be all that indicates a less modern setting. This book was incredibly atmospheric and creepy, though I wasn’t quite stuck sitting up all night like I thought I would be. I fell in love with Francis. He must be protected at all costs. Noemi felt incredibly relatable, her flightiness and inability to settle down is portrayed as a flaw but I found it endearing. I don’t think anyone should settle.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Confinement, Death, Misogyny, Chronic illness, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Body horror, Emotional abuse, Gore, Grief, Incest, Infertility, Medical content, Terminal illness, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Xenophobia, Cancer, Death of parent, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Racism, Vomit, Violence, Sexism, Cannibalism, Child abuse, Child death, Colonisation, Gaslighting, Murder, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicide attempt, Sexual content, Fire/Fire injury, Infidelity, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Classism, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Suicide, and Suicidal thoughts

so_many_ocs's review against another edition

dark hopeful mysterious sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gaslighting, Blood, Medical content, Misogyny, Murder, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Racism, Rape, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Body horror, Gore, Incest, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Vomit, Chronic illness, Domestic abuse, Cannibalism, Colonisation, and Confinement

isleoflinds's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, Violence, Torture, Mental illness, Death, Incest, Sexual violence, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Blood, Confinement, Toxic relationship, Sexual assault, Physical abuse, Child abuse, Child death, and Cannibalism

Moderate: Animal death, Gaslighting, Gun violence, Medical content, Miscarriage, Rape, Alcohol, Classism, Fire/Fire injury, Kidnapping, and Drug use

theillustriousgatsby's review against another edition

dark mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Gaslighting, Gore, Incest, Violence, and Medical content

Moderate: Racism

m4rtt4's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.25

I wish the book wasn't as supernatural OR as much about the romance, but what can I do... Not a bad story, but not that much of my preferences either. It was very well-written though, the house and its magic felt unrealistically realistic! my favourite parts were those located outside of the house though (as in, the parts where the book lived up to its name - by also being mexican and not only gothic).

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Colonisation, Death, Incest, Medical content, Murder, Racism, and Sexual content

abby23's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, Incest, Misogyny, Racism, Sexism, Murder, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Cannibalism, Colonisation, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Medical content, Death, Infertility, Miscarriage, and Rape

claudiamacpherson's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror

Moderate: Child death, Classism, Colonisation, Confinement, Blood, Cannibalism, Child abuse, Death, Domestic abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Gun violence, Incest, Infertility, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Medical trauma, Murder, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Suicide attempt, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, and Violence

Minor: Vomit, Alcohol, Cursing, Death of parent, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, and Kidnapping

nialiversuch's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Body horror, Death of parent, Death, Blood, Confinement, Gore, and Murder

Moderate: Sexual assault, Vomit, Fire/Fire injury, Gun violence, and Medical content

Minor: Alcohol