Reviews tagging 'Medical trauma'

Mexican Gothic - Mexikói rémtörténet by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

57 reviews

cnricochet's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror

Moderate: Forced institutionalization, Child death, Cannibalism, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Misogyny, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Violence, Colonisation, Confinement, Death, Drug use, Gaslighting, Incest, Sexual assault, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Cursing

laurajones's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Gaslighting, Misogyny, Murder, Colonisation, Racism, Sexual assault, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Confinement, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Medical content, Pregnancy, Incest, Infertility, Medical trauma, and Classism

Minor: Cannibalism, Child death, and Miscarriage

yogomagpie's review against another edition

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

3.25

It was an entertaining read. I loved Noemi and Francis. The other characters, however, felt pretty one-dimensional to me. The set up for the book was a little slow but the second half of the book moved a lot faster. The ending was satisfying but a bit rushed.

I loved the horror scenes/nightmares. They  gave me a gut-wrenching reaction. I thought the idea of

magic/immortality around mushrooms/mold was unique and clever

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The things I tagged in the content warnings though, pretty sickening that may be too much for some people.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Suicide, Sexual assault, Sexism, Murder, Incest, Gun violence, Gore, Cannibalism, Body horror, and Blood

Moderate: Medical content, Misogyny, Medical trauma, and Injury/Injury detail

jessthanthree's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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: Violence, Mental illness, Murder, Medical trauma, Classism, Body horror, Sexism, Gun violence, and Racism

Moderate: Incest, Drug use, Child death, Cannibalism, Sexual assault, Suicide, Fire/Fire injury, Pregnancy, and Confinement

Minor: Miscarriage and Child abuse

ztifhael's review against another edition

dark sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Xenophobia, Toxic relationship, Murder, and Medical trauma

Moderate: Child death, Incest, Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, Cannibalism, Rape, Racism, Mental illness, Medical content, Misogyny, and Gaslighting

jhbandcats's review against another edition

adventurous dark informative mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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

I haven’t read a Gothic novel in ages and this one satisfies. A Mexican mash-up of Jane Eyre and Rebecca, it features a young socialite way over her head when she ventures to the mountains to see why her warm and happy cousin is so miserable and confused early in her marriage. 

This features the tropes of the big scary house, the handsome but sinister host, and appearances of half-seen ghosts. But the true ghosts of the story are the natives who died in the silver mines when the English moved in after the revolution that ousted the Spanish. 

I found the fungi lessons intriguing, especially the making of spore prints, though other might not be as interested in mushrooms and the fungi lifestyle. 

Featuring a strong, feisty heroine determined to save her sickly cousin, this is an enjoyable if creepy mystery that keeps you thinking. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Incest, Blood, Confinement, Murder, Sexual violence, Suicide, Violence, Body horror, Chronic illness, Classism, Colonisation, and Medical trauma

queenstaves's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, Pregnancy, Miscarriage, Medical trauma, Misogyny, and Colonisation

The content is an essential part of the plot and a part of the horror that the author uses to explore the violence of colonialism on bodies through sexual predation and forced impregnation. It is a relevant use of the content that is difficult to read but not disrespectful.

skittles6815's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

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

I hated this book.

It felt like the author wrote it while only thinking about incest with a grandfather. It was so gross the whole time, and really bad writing

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism, Fire/Fire injury, Incest, Kidnapping, Medical content, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Religious bigotry, Rape, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexism, Sexual assault, and Sexual harassment

Moderate: Chronic illness, Adult/minor relationship, Confinement, Excrement, and Gaslighting

slvt4b00ks's review against another edition

dark inspiring 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

5.0

If I could give this book more stars I would. I honestly don’t understand why this book has such low ratings. Maybe some just aren’t cut out for gothic tales. I was weary about this being set in the 50s but the time period didn’t seem it was as much of a contributing factor to most parts of the story. Of course there is racism and some bat shit crazy people who believe in eugenics and of course the misogyny but that seems to really be all that indicates a less modern setting. This book was incredibly atmospheric and creepy, though I wasn’t quite stuck sitting up all night like I thought I would be. I fell in love with Francis. He must be protected at all costs. Noemi felt incredibly relatable, her flightiness and inability to settle down is portrayed as a flaw but I found it endearing. I don’t think anyone should settle.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Confinement, Death, Misogyny, Chronic illness, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Body horror, Emotional abuse, Gore, Grief, Incest, Infertility, Medical content, Terminal illness, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Xenophobia, Cancer, Death of parent, Miscarriage, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Racism, Vomit, Violence, Sexism, Cannibalism, Child abuse, Child death, Colonisation, Gaslighting, Murder, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicide attempt, Sexual content, Fire/Fire injury, Infidelity, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Classism, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Suicide, and Suicidal thoughts

ghostbirds's review against another edition

dark mysterious 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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Death, Gaslighting, Medical trauma, and Violence

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Incest, Misogyny, Murder, Pregnancy, Racism, Rape, and Vomit

Minor: Blood, Cannibalism, Colonisation, Domestic abuse, Fire/Fire injury, and Suicide attempt