Reviews tagging 'Cannibalism'

Gótico Mexicano by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

733 reviews

lorie266's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Incest, Violence, Body horror, Classism, Death, Gore, and Blood

Moderate: Cannibalism, Fire/Fire injury, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Physical abuse, Gun violence, Murder, and Sexual harassment

nsantone's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Gore, Emotional abuse, Murder, Cannibalism, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Incest, Kidnapping, and Domestic abuse

tashba's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror and Sexual assault

Moderate: Death, Murder, Cannibalism, and Gore

Minor: Child death and Racism

pparallell's review against another edition

mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cannibalism, Incest, Racism, Pedophilia, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual harassment, Rape, Body shaming, Colonisation, Confinement, Sexual assault, Classism, and Gaslighting

atthezenith'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? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror

Moderate: Cannibalism, Pandemic/Epidemic, Miscarriage, Incest, and Sexual assault

veepopp's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Miscarriage, Cannibalism, Racism, Blood, Murder, Incest, Toxic relationship, Suicide, Gaslighting, Terminal illness, and Sexual harassment

katharine2k'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? No

3.75

It took me longer than usual to finish this book because of how slow the pacing felt until about 50% way through the book. And then it was CREEPY but I think the author is very talented in making situations just uncomfortable and suspenseful enough (without completely scarring me forever) that I couldn’t put it down until everything was resolved

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual assault

Minor: Cannibalism and Incest

almondmatcha's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective 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? No

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Colonisation, Sexual assault, Cannibalism, and Body horror

acraig9's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense medium-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? No

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Child death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Blood, Colonisation, Gore, Violence, Cannibalism, Murder, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual assault, Child abuse, Death, and Incest

sinaliento's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense

5.0

this was my first time reading horror and it was pretty good. 

it’s definitely a slow burn during which i was delighted, distressed and disgusted by the atmosphere the author creates. those dreams… one of them gave me goosebumps.

i also liked that bittersweet last page, tainted with hope and uncertainty.

as mexican, i appreciate that moreno-garcía didn't mention the día de muertos. 

it remembers me of crimson peak and that’s not a complaint at all. /srs

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism

Moderate: Racism, Violence, Sexual assault, Murder, and Incest

Minor: Cannibalism and Xenophobia