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Мексиканская готика by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

31 reviews

serinalovesreading's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Incest, Kidnapping, Death, Suicide, Racism, and Genocide

Moderate: Sexual content and Gun violence

mraddd's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Suicide, and Death

Moderate: Incest, Gun violence, and Sexual violence

Minor: Genocide

riverofpages's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.75

The only reason I’d give it less than a perfect score is because the beginning was slow and at times the embellishing of words can weigh down the plot. But it truly captures “gothic,” the setting is lavish, the plot is interesting and the protagonists are heroic even if flawed. I thoroughly enjoyed. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Racism, and Genocide

Minor: Vomit and Rape

the_sapphic_witch's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Chronic illness, Pregnancy, Suicide, Adult/minor relationship, Cannibalism, Child death, Classism, Colonisation, Domestic abuse, Gore, Grief, Incest, Infertility, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Death, Kidnapping, Sexism, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Genocide, Infidelity, Medical content, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Murder, Rape, Violence, Racism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Slavery, and Torture

Moderate: Abortion and Medical trauma

sargasso_c's review against another edition

dark slow-paced

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

3.0

Mexican Gothic is the first in what I hope will be a long line of vintage literature resurgence featuring characters of color. Because gothic novels are so slow-paced and the horror is revealed slowly, the characters need to be interesting and/or loveable enough to keep one reading. I believe that Mexican Gothic fell short in this respect. In addition, the little reveals throughout the book did not quite coalesce to into a lens through which the big reveal can be seen. I enjoyed this read, but it did take me quite a while to finish it, as I did not feel a pull to keep reading whenever I had to set the book down. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Death of parent, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Colonisation, Drug use, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Genocide, and Incest

Minor: Vomit

boba_n_books's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

What a novel! The amount of horror, intrigue, and mystery filled in these 300 pages is a wonder. Never in my life have I read something so creepy and even disgusting at times while being so enthralled and unable to put it down. I loved every word. Moreno-Garcia really gives us her all - her incredible voice moves the story along and brings life to every character. Highly recommend this book, especially during spooky season. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Cannibalism, Child death, Colonisation, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Genocide, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, Incest, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Mental illness, Misogyny, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Suicide, Torture, and Vomit

kutreen's review against another edition

adventurous 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

3.5

The build-up was so long...like 200 pages. The story really ramped up in the last 100 pages but it wasn't totally worth the wait. I also agree with other reviewers who say there wasn't much particularly Mexican about this book, which is what first drew me to it -- I wanted to see what Mexican gothic looked like. The creepy mansion that is the setting for 95% of the book is English and most of the characters are English. :(

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror

Moderate: Cannibalism, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Dysphoria, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Incest, Murder, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, and Vomit

Minor: Colonisation, Cursing, Genocide, Gun violence, and Injury/Injury detail

booknerd85's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Incest, Racism, Body horror, Cannibalism, Gore, Miscarriage, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Suicide

Moderate: Child death, Confinement, Chronic illness, Death of parent, Death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Grief, Gun violence, Infertility, Infidelity, Misogyny, Murder, Pregnancy, Racial slurs, Sexism, and Slavery

tina94's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Death, Sexual assault, Incest, and Misogyny

Moderate: Rape, Blood, Body horror, Cannibalism, Confinement, Genocide, Gun violence, Infertility, Medical content, Racism, and Violence

_nsamimi's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Cannibalism, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Incest, Infertility, Kidnapping, Misogyny, Murder, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Trafficking, Violence, and Vomit