Reviews tagging 'Cannibalism'

Mexican Gothic - Mexikói rémtörténet by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

768 reviews

allynat's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual assault and Colonisation

Minor: Rape and Cannibalism

thoseoldcrows23's review against another edition

dark 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? Yes

4.0

This was exactly what I wanted it to be. It's rare that a horror novel actually manages to gross me out, but man oh man did this manage it. It also managed to evoke such visceral anger in me that I had to put the book down and walk it off. The characters were well crafted, the atmosphere was unnerving, and the plot gave me all the gothic vibes I was looking for. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Incest, Infertility, Infidelity, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexism, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicide, Terminal illness, Blood, Medical content, Cannibalism, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

yarisbooksandbevs's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

3.0

This book was wild. I’m still not sure what to think of it. It wasn’t bad by any means

The beginning was a little slow then there was a lot happening. After the twist was revealed I wasn’t as interested in how they solve the issue. I liked Francis as a character with some complexity. The rest of the Doyle family gave me the Ick and I think that was the point. The author did a good job characterizing the Doyle family

as vile and disgusting. You have eating babies, multiple incestuous relationships, attempted rape, fungi that increase life span, using bodies as fertilizer, hallucinations. It was a wild ride

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I don’t think the book was bad I just think it was mysterious, then the mystery was revealed and shocking and everything else was just fine.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Incest, Racism, Sexual assault, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Cannibalism, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, Sexual harassment, and Classism

Moderate: Drug use, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Sexism, Toxic relationship, Kidnapping, and Pregnancy

Minor: Infertility, Infidelity, and Alcohol

_teoeo's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

4.0

~3,75☆

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Incest, Racism, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Gun violence, Rape, Cannibalism, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury

lizzie24601's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.0

Very much its genre, so I feel like it'll be a hit or miss depending on how much you like gothic horror. Like most stories in this genre, the pace really picks up after the Big Reveal. Noemi is a very fun protagonist and Virgil and Howard are very creepy villains. It was cool to see gothic horror set somewhere outside, like, Victorian England. Definitely recommended for a fun, chilling October read.

If you like the body horror part of this, I recommend also reading Sorrowland by Rivers Solomon!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Sexual assault

Moderate: Body horror, Child death, Racism, Cannibalism, Death of parent, Murder, and Gaslighting

Minor: Gun violence, Incest, Infertility, Infidelity, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail

laurahartfield's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Gore, Sexual assault, and Cannibalism

romie_chat's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious tense fast-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

5.0

October 2023

yeah, still adored it. and I still think the last paragraph is one of the best I've ever read, and I'll keep o rereading it every once in a while when I need a bit of hope.

October 2020

I know this book isn't for everybody, because it's slow and very descriptive, but to me, these things added to the uncomfortable atmosphere and made me love this book even more. it's an incredible book that talks about eugenics and, in a way, white supremacy as well as colonialism. it's brutal, it's horrific, but it's also hopeful. I simply adored it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Emotional abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Xenophobia, Blood, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Body horror, Incest, Cannibalism, Murder, and Colonisation

little7thbirdie's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual assault, Murder, and Sexual harassment

Minor: Incest, Suicide, and Cannibalism

redhead_reader's review against another edition

This book wasn’t for me. It is a gothic, lite horror novel that will probably be a great spooky read for someone else, just not for me. 
The first half of the book was okay but it wasn’t anything special to me. If the book continued on that trajectory I would have given it a solid 3 star review. It moved slow and I kinda figured I knew where it was going but then when the actual plot twist hit I pretty much out the book down and was kinda mad that I wasted my time reading this book. 

*Spoiler below*
 Incidentally, that’s also how I felt after watching The Happening. I figured the mold was going to be the reason for Catalina and Noemi’s issues but it went above and beyond toxic mold, to unbelievable ridiculous levels. 
I didn’t particularly like any of the characters, except for Francis…until I didn’t like him either(of course I didn’t finish the book so maybe he has a redemption arc idk). As other reviewers point out, you expect Mexico from the title but it focuses on a gross English family obsessed with a superior race. And as others have pointed out it’s supposed to take place in the 1950s, but aside from some random pop culture references sprinkled in, there’s not really anything that feels 1950s. It could have been modern day. You also don’t really see Catalina, the entire reason Noemi even goes to High Place, and she’s like a minor character. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Incest, Racism, Sexual assault, and Cannibalism

churrocaitie's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious sad tense fast-paced

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

4.75

I’ve only ever read one horror book in my life, and I’m really glad that this one was my next one to read. It was such a fun, dark, creepy, mysterious read to get me in the spooky mood. It had its predictable moments, but the twist/reveal at the end was still a shock to me! I had fun with this book, and can’t wait to continue to dive if into this genre slowly but surely. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Incest, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Xenophobia, Blood, and Murder

Moderate: Child death, Death, Sexism, Grief, and Pregnancy

Minor: Vomit and Cannibalism