Reviews tagging 'Fire/Fire injury'

Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

248 reviews

jordan_uhden's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Chronic illness, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Incest, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual violence, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Blood, Kidnapping, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Cultural appropriation, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

andloveistoolong's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Death, Gore, Incest, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Cannibalism, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Gun violence, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Suicide, Terminal illness, Xenophobia, Medical content, Death of parent, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Miscarriage

kategorveatte's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

2.0

Mexican Gothic has been on my TBR for awhile, but I finally picked it up for Canada Reads 2023. I wanted to love it, but I found it slow-going to grab my interest. Honestly, it put me in a bit of a slump. I put the book down around 40% and had trouble picking it back up, and I might have DNF-ed if it weren't part of Canada Reads. I rushed through the end because it was just so dark and fantastical and upsetting. I'm sure there's some intentionality to that, but it's not my cup of tea. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Gore, Incest, Sexual assault, Blood, Murder, and Colonisation

Moderate: Child death, Rape, Medical content, Cannibalism, and Fire/Fire injury

ediercks's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative mysterious reflective sad tense slow-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Gun violence, Sexual assault, Violence, and Fire/Fire injury

vaguely_pink's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Misogyny, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Murder, Gaslighting, and Classism

Moderate: Body horror, Gore, Incest, Slavery, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Cannibalism, and Colonisation

Minor: Animal death, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Infertility, Infidelity, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Suicide, Vomit, Medical content, Kidnapping, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, War, and Injury/Injury detail

courtneys317's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Moderate: Incest, Panic attacks/disorders, Vomit, Cannibalism, Fire/Fire injury, and Colonisation

stvalentine'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? Yes

5.0

this novel falls into a very special category, alongside aciman's 'call me by your name' and de berniere's 'captain corelli's mandolin': books that changed me irrevocably. the language that silvia uses to describe the dread that noemí feels and the hopelessness and rot that consumes her is unparalleled among my (albeit narrow) literary experience, and the characters are (as suits each) perfectly lovable and detestable. if this novel can teach you anything, it is the importance and power of will and self-belief. noemí is able to endure the darkness of the doyle house only through her inner spark. such an excellent novel!!! so excited to see what hulu will do with it :)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Confinement, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Incest, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Racism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Violence, Medical content, Cannibalism, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Drug use, Blood, and Vomit

Minor: Rape

kaymay29's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

This book starts a little slow but once you get into the mystery/plot it becomes a page turner. Also the main character is great. She is funny, relatable, and resilient.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Bullying, Confinement, Death, Misogyny, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicide, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Mass/school shootings, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child death, Cursing, Incest, Mental illness, Torture, Vomit, Cannibalism, and Pregnancy

thelmalantsov's review against another edition

dark informative mysterious slow-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Gore, Sexual content, Violence, and Cannibalism

Moderate: Incest, Misogyny, Racism, and Sexual assault

Minor: Genocide, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Suicide, Vomit, and Fire/Fire injury

gothmiku's review against another edition

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: Body horror, Gore, Incest, and Sexual content

Moderate: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Xenophobia, Vomit, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Confinement, Genocide, Infertility, and Colonisation