Reviews tagging 'Misogyny'

Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

367 reviews

noiraet's review against another edition

fast-paced

3.5

Postcolonial twist on the gothic novel with some nice little feminist trope subversions and a real pageturner. The second half was a bit predictable for my tastes, all in all really enjoyed the book though 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Misogyny, and Sexual assault

andmingmingtoo's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense 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? It's complicated

4.5

This book was a good way for me to get into horror books, and I also really want to make a d&d dungeon based on this setup now

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Incest, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Terminal illness, Violence, Blood, Murder, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Gun violence, Mental illness, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Cannibalism, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, and Alcohol

Minor: Cursing, Forced institutionalization, and Vomit

inadequate_hero's review against another edition

mysterious slow-paced

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

2.0

This book went off the rails early but it was a very slow train. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Incest, Mental illness, Misogyny, Sexual violence, Terminal illness, Torture, Toxic relationship, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Minor: Vomit and Cannibalism

lilithsumoza's review against another edition

dark slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Violence, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Body horror, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, and Sexual assault

Minor: Miscarriage, Cannibalism, and War

drpeeper's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Racism, Sexism, and Classism

Moderate: Body horror, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Incest, Sexual assault, and Gaslighting

Minor: Vomit and Murder

mypoormeatball's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious reflective tense slow-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

5.0

This was a truly excellent example of horror exploring patriarchy, white supremacy, imperialism, cycles of abuse both personal and systemic, AND how those cycles can begin to be broken. All wrapped up in a deliciously intriguing mystery with a touch of romance — a truly epic haunted house story. I think this book will be taught in colleges someday to students studying  postcolonial and intersectional novels. 

While some of the symbolism is a bit on the nose, I think that’s in the legacy of great haunted house novels!  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, and Cannibalism

Moderate: Incest, Mental illness, Racism, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Pregnancy

Minor: Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Self harm, Slavery, Suicide, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Colonisation, and Classism

emsavors's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

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

What was that???

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Incest, Infertility, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Kidnapping, Cannibalism, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Cultural appropriation, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, Classism, and Pandemic/Epidemic

a_bow'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? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Domestic abuse, Gore, Incest, Infertility, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Xenophobia, Blood, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Colonisation, and Classism

Moderate: Sexual assault

gaysian's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Incest, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Blood, Grief, Cannibalism, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, and Colonisation

airguac's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Gun violence, Incest, Misogyny, Racism, Blood, Cannibalism, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, and Colonisation