Reviews tagging 'Schizophrenia/Psychosis '

Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

63 reviews

whats_the_porpoise's review

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

sophieamreacher's review

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense slow-paced

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

3.5

Dark and disturbing fantasy that grossed me out. Interesting setting, plot and characters but a little slow at times. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Toxic relationship, Torture, Suicide, Pregnancy, Injury/Injury detail, Gaslighting, Chronic illness, Rape, Violence, Incest, Confinement, Classism, Child death, Vomit, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Stalking, Miscarriage, Mental illness, Alcohol, Slavery, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, Trafficking, Fire/Fire injury, Racism, Domestic abuse, Body horror, Sexual violence, Physical abuse, Misogyny, Gun violence, Death, Cannibalism, Blood, Medical content, Infertility, Gore, Emotional abuse, Drug use, and Death of parent

tamara_joy's review

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Toxic relationship, Blood, Racism, Murder, Body horror, Death, Emotional abuse, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Gun violence, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Classism, Mental illness, Medical content, Incest, Injury/Injury detail, Rape, Cannibalism, Colonisation, Fire/Fire injury, Infidelity, and Sexual assault

Minor: Suicide, Miscarriage, and Alcohol

arayo's review

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Xenophobia, Murder, Toxic relationship, Violence, Suicide, Gore, Incest, Injury/Injury detail, Body horror, Death, Gaslighting, Racism, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Moderate: Child death, Cursing, Death of parent, Alcohol, Sexual content, Infidelity, Cannibalism, Sexual assault, Fire/Fire injury, and Gun violence

litoreads's review

adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Sexual content, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexism, Pandemic/Epidemic, Confinement, Terminal illness, Chronic illness, Classism, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Medical content, Misogyny, Murder, and Sexual harassment

pachinkohorse's review

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Gaslighting, and Body horror

Moderate: Mental illness, Rape, Vomit, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

emma_b_rhodes's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

3.0

I wanted it to be more about sisters but it's kind of a flat hetero love story w a haunted house. Too many gross rape/SA scenes imo

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Gore, Incest, Sexual content, Suicide, Misogyny, Confinement, Pandemic/Epidemic, Rape, Sexual harassment, Violence, Blood, Body horror, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual assault, Vomit, Medical trauma, Colonisation, Death, Sexual violence, Racism, Sexism, Drug abuse, Drug use, Medical content, and Murder

Moderate: Infidelity, Gun violence, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Cannibalism

Eugenics

shadymist's review

dark mysterious 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Medical trauma, Medical content, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, and Gun violence

Moderate: Sexual harassment, Rape, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

pookiee's review

dark tense slow-paced

• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.5

i wasn’t expecting to devour this so quickly. I had a feeling it wld be great, but normally i take time to digest “serious”/acclaimed/historical books. this story is just so gripping, esp once the

hallucinations kick in, dreams and reality blend together, and you try to figure out wth is going on

. idk that i understood what it all is supposed to represent.
all the respect in the world to Moreno-Garcia for writing a good, whole story in 300 pages.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Incest, Murder, Sexual assault, Gun violence, Racism, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Moderate: Alcohol, Rape, and Blood

jessy4550's review

challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious sad 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Slavery, Death, Blood, Child death, Domestic abuse, Incest, Mental illness, Violence, Pregnancy, Suicide, Chronic illness, Genocide, Murder, Rape, Sexual assault, Torture, Toxic relationship, Body horror, Bullying, Cannibalism, Death of parent, Gun violence, Medical content, and Medical trauma

Moderate: Colonisation, Gaslighting, Physical abuse, Vomit, Alcohol, Grief, and Schizophrenia/Psychosis