Reviews tagging 'Racial slurs'

Gótico Mexicano by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

38 reviews

holdawayjen's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Gore, Emotional abuse, Sexual assault, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Misogyny, Murder, Racism, Incest, Cannibalism, Miscarriage, and Racial slurs

lorriss's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense

• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Kidnapping, Emotional abuse, Blood, Gore, Confinement, Incest, Cannibalism, Alcohol, Chronic illness, Racism, Sexual violence, Violence, Fire/Fire injury, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Body horror, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Infidelity, Mass/school shootings, Murder, and Gun violence

Moderate: Colonisation, Infertility, Pedophilia, Medical content, Miscarriage, Suicide, Misogyny, Vomit, Rape, Pregnancy, Sexual harassment, Classism, Mental illness, Child death, Cursing, and Chronic illness

Minor: War, Domestic abuse, Terminal illness, Addiction, Alcoholism, Racial slurs, Car accident, and Child abuse

becksusername's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Infertility, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Murder, Blood, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Body horror, Gore, Rape, Sexual harassment, Violence, Cannibalism, Child abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Sexual assault, Alcohol, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Incest, Miscarriage, Pregnancy, Sexual violence, Suicide, and Vomit

kcbookshelf's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.75

Firstly, the mention of Sor Juana took me by surprise and nearly made me cry. So good to see her being talked about even if it’s only two lines. The book was incredibly atmospheric, interesting and clever. It had me gripped and pulling cringed faces all the way through. It’s a clever idea that givens science to haunting and the concept behind it was truly intriguing. Glad I have finally read a SMG book, especially since I have her whole collection! On to the next!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Cannibalism, Sexual harassment, and Child death

Moderate: Incest, Rape, Xenophobia, Violence, Racism, Suicide, Colonisation, Death of parent, and Death

Minor: Miscarriage, Murder, Slavery, and Racial slurs

Incest

The family at the house survive on incest and having children together to carry on the bloodline

Sexual harassment etc.

Virgil in particular is a very uncomfortable character. Tried to force himself on Noemi multiple times and suggests others should too. There is also a scene with her being forced to kiss the old man.

Racism, colonialism, xenophobia, general mentions along these topics - I believe the topic of the book works well to highlight these issues by using a fictional 1950s Mexico. Particular comments made around inferior and superior races, certain looks, and inbreeding, comes from an incredibly horrible character.

franceselsie's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood

Moderate: Death, Sexual violence, Fire/Fire injury, Gun violence, Vomit, Xenophobia, Racial slurs, and Incest

ka_ke's review against another edition

adventurous dark medium-paced

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

4.0

Mexican Gothic is a well written Historical Thriller. Was it anything new? Not necessarily. Was it culturally relevant? I believe so. Did I enjoy it? Absolutely. 10/10 would recommend for fans of historical/thriller novels. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Chronic illness, Murder, Classism, Colonisation, Cursing, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Genocide, Medical content, Misogyny, Racism, and Racial slurs

Moderate: Xenophobia

Minor: Abandonment, Body shaming, Blood, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Miscarriage, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, and Terminal illness

kels24's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Xenophobia, Gaslighting, Colonisation, and Violence

Moderate: Racial slurs, Death, Misogyny, Sexual content, Injury/Injury detail, Gun violence, War, Torture, Sexual violence, Sexism, Mental illness, Kidnapping, Grief, and Gore

gabgon2597's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Blood, and Gun violence

Moderate: Sexual assault, Cannibalism, Child death, Sexual harassment, Racial slurs, and Racism

carolined314's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective tense slow-paced

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

3.75

Gothic horror romance, with living wallpaper, gruesome mushrooms, vile men, and dark, horrible atmosphere. The extremely agency-filled young female protagonist made it worth it for me, along with the luminous writing.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Drug use, Cannibalism, Sexual violence, Racism, Murder, Rape, Sexual harassment, Sexism, and Racial slurs

toffishay's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.75

Very intense book and I loved the use of the setting. I think that the characters were sometimes a weaker aspect, particularly the supporting cast. I liked the main character Noemi and seeing her come into her own and try to help her cousin while in this tense situation. The ending was a little weak for me, but I really enjoyed this one overall.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Racism and Racial slurs

Minor: Violence