Reviews tagging 'Cannibalism'

Gótico Mexicano by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

789 reviews

swaathy's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

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

4.5

Mexican gothic book reminded me why I fell in love with books.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Incest, Violence, Cannibalism, and Sexual harassment

jujubebbe's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

4.0

This book is slow and creeping. I got halfway through and almost didn’t finish reading it. I’m glad I did though, it really picks up in the last third.

I loved the writing - which is why I stuck through it. Sometimes the descriptions felt long-winded but it really painted a picture of the environment. Noemi was a great character and I loved uncovering the mysteries of this strange and twisted family/house with her. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Incest and Rape

Minor: Blood and Cannibalism

taylortome's review against another edition

challenging dark hopeful mysterious 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? No

4.5

I wonderful gothic horror novel. The writing is incredible and the imagery that is developed through this is beautifully bone-chilling. The ending was very fast but appropriate for the events that occurred leading up to it. There are some unanswered questions but I am not upset that they all weren’t answered. A mystery still exists and the reader can determine for themselves what they think. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Incest and Racism

Minor: Death, Gun violence, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Blood, Cannibalism, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury

bee_thebee's review against another edition

adventurous 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Minor: Gun violence, Incest, Miscarriage, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicide, Blood, Cannibalism, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual harassment, and Pandemic/Epidemic

thisiscourt's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror

Moderate: Death, Gun violence, Incest, Medical content, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, and Cannibalism

jahsi's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body horror, Incest, Racism, Rape, Cannibalism, Sexual harassment, and Colonisation

Minor: Gun violence and Miscarriage

whats_the_porpoise's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

4.0

A majority of the story is spent detailing and building characters as well as the environment. It takes more than half the book for anything crazy to happen.
A great mystery, I found myself continue to read-- not necessarily for the story, but I needed to know how it ends. 
The ending is satisfying, all your questions get answered. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Gun violence, Incest, Rape, Sexual assault, Blood, Cannibalism, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Fire/Fire injury, and Gaslighting

rheam1224's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

The characters are very well written and how the story unfolded over time is immaculate!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny and Sexual assault

Moderate: Body horror, Incest, and Cannibalism

awesome_archaeology's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

5.0

Mexican Gothic is a wonderfully scary and atmospheric read. It takes place in a dark and cold colonial house located on top of a mist covered mountain in Mexico. Noemí Taboada comes to his place to check in on her cousin who recently married into the impoverished family who lives there. This family formerly operated a silver mine in the mountains that has since closed but they seem be hiding something more under their appearance of genteel poverty. Noemí is a great protagonist who is intelligent, inquisitive, and strong while still being flawed.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body horror, Incest, and Cannibalism

Attempted Sexual Assault

ttnnllrr's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

This book was really fun to read! It was the first gothic novel I’ve ever read so I wasn’t sure what I was getting myself into but… wow. This post-colonial take of gothic horror set in 1950s Mexico had me hanging on every word! 

Our main character Noemì Taboada, the rebellious Mexico City socialite, is asked by her father to visit her recently married cousin Catalina after they receive a questionable letter from her begging to be saved. 
Once she arrives, Noemì finds herself in an old, rundown, isolated English manor called High Place, which sits at the top of a hill in a partially abandoned mining village. The English residents of High Place and Catalina’s in-laws, the Doyles, are strange and have many secrets, as does the house itself. 
Noemì stays with the family in order to understand what exactly is wrong with Catalina, and we watch as the tragic, mysterious, and horrific secrets of the Doyle family and High Place are uncovered. 

The nightmarish descriptions in this book were phenomenal, it was so creepy! I loved the main character with her tough opinionated nature. The book starts out slow and then suddenly sweeps you off your feet into the crumbling history of the Doyle family and while I was not at ALL expecting the twist/reveal at the end, I found it to be very satisfying. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror and Murder

Moderate: Incest and Sexual assault

Minor: Cannibalism