Reviews tagging 'Medical content'

Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

132 reviews

strixy16's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Death, Sexual violence, Classism, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Sexism, Racism, Cannibalism, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Incest, Murder, Gaslighting, Gore, Blood, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Rape and Schizophrenia/Psychosis

lilybear3's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

I had a great time with this book.  It was a slow burn learning the secrets of the house and inhabitants with Noemi.   The characters were interesting and creepy.  The environment fit the gothic genre.  I could see some of the inspirations from

The Yellow Wall Paper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman.  I read that earlier this year so it was cool to see those similarities

(i have this in a spoiler in case you've read this work).  I also thought it was a good feminist horror.  Everything about it was great! 

FUNGUS AMONGUS! Honestly, I'll never get tired of fungus

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Gaslighting, Death, Cursing, Classism, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Injury/Injury detail, Body horror, Blood, Sexual harassment, and Sexism

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Violence, Cannibalism, Medical content, and Racism

Minor: Alcohol, Forced institutionalization, and Sexual assault

cadybooks's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense 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? Yes

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Murder, Misogyny, Drug abuse, Trafficking, Torture, Sexual assault, Racism, Rape, Toxic relationship, Vomit, Violence, Sexual content, Medical content, Terminal illness, Suicide, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Sexism, Religious bigotry, Pregnancy, Physical abuse, Pandemic/Epidemic, Miscarriage, Medical trauma, Incest, Infertility, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, Gun violence, Gore, Fire/Fire injury, Drug use, Cursing, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Death, Child death, Child abuse, Cannibalism, Body horror, Blood, and Animal death

chiiibolaa's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad tense

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Colonisation, Confinement, Cursing, Mental illness, Suicide, Sexual violence, Cannibalism, Gaslighting, Gore, Incest, Medical content, Child death, Chronic illness, Violence, Classism, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Racism, and Kidnapping

lorenag5's review against another edition

dark 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? Yes

2.0

It’s a page-turner but god the writing is terrible, and so predictable 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pandemic/Epidemic, Sexual violence, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Pregnancy, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Alcohol, Rape, Sexual assault, Toxic relationship, Trafficking, Violence, Cannibalism, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Medical content, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Physical abuse, Self harm, Torture, Addiction, Blood, Child death, Colonisation, Fire/Fire injury, Incest, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Mental illness, and Murder

roaze's review against another edition

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Incest, Sexual assault, Gaslighting, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Murder, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Sexism, Blood, Body horror, Sexual harassment, Violence, and Racism

Moderate: Alcohol, Gun violence, Rape, Cannibalism, Child abuse, Cursing, Medical content, and Miscarriage

chronicacademia's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

I don’t have many cohesive thoughts but this was a true masterpiece of a novel and I need literally everyone to read it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Medical content, Sexual assault, Injury/Injury detail, Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Gore, Body horror, Death, Sexual violence, and Colonisation

Moderate: Blood, Cultural appropriation, Misogyny, Death of parent, Racism, Cannibalism, Murder, Physical abuse, Sexism, and Child abuse

Minor: Animal death, Gun violence, Pregnancy, Ableism, and Rape

thesapphiccelticbookworm's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Incest, Racism, Sexual assault, and Confinement

Moderate: Terminal illness, Medical content, Murder, Suicide, Gun violence, Rape, and Violence

Minor: Colonisation and Pregnancy

myclutteredbookshelf's review against another edition

3.5

 If there is one thing to know about me it's that I love gothic literature. I'm a sucker for any story that involves a creepy house with a dark secret and a brave but vulnerable woman daring to uncover the mysteries hidden within. Mexican Gothic has been on my to-read list for a while now, and I was excited to see how Silvia Moreno-Garcia would take a genre that has mainly been dominated by white Europeans and put her own spin on it. From the synopsis, I was expecting a Mexican twist on Daphne du Maurier; what I got felt more Guillermo del Toro.

Read the full review at My Cluttered Bookshelf. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Gaslighting, Body horror, Sexual assault, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Medical content, Racism, and Violence

Moderate: Incest

essie23's review against another edition

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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Incest, Violence, Cannibalism, Sexual assault, Colonisation, Classism, and Death

Moderate: Body horror, Medical content, Suicidal thoughts, Drug use, Injury/Injury detail, and Vomit