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Mexican Gothic
by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
challenging
dark
mysterious
reflective
tense
fast-paced
Positives:
- a genre-bending and super weird and unique literary gothic fiction/horror.
- I love love love love fungal horror and I feel like the way with which that was utilized in this gothic haunted house commentary breaking down eugenics, colonialism, & violence towards women was really cool to read.
- I wholeheartedly feel like this is the perfect introductory book to read if you are looking to get into books on “the gothic.” This is very fast paced, & the commentary I feel is pretty easy to pick up on and follow along with.
- the muggy claustrophobic atmosphere and constant looming threats of different forms of violence I feel was written quite well & made for a much more horrifying read then I expected
- this just felt very Monster House meets The Hacienda meets What Moves the Dead
Negatives:
- this is literally just me being a hater & I can fully rationalize many reasons as to why Sylvia made this choice overall, but I personally am a Francis hater & without spoilers I was not the biggest fan of the attitude towards him in the end.
- a genre-bending and super weird and unique literary gothic fiction/horror.
- I love love love love fungal horror and I feel like the way with which that was utilized in this gothic haunted house commentary breaking down eugenics, colonialism, & violence towards women was really cool to read.
- I wholeheartedly feel like this is the perfect introductory book to read if you are looking to get into books on “the gothic.” This is very fast paced, & the commentary I feel is pretty easy to pick up on and follow along with.
- the muggy claustrophobic atmosphere and constant looming threats of different forms of violence I feel was written quite well & made for a much more horrifying read then I expected
- this just felt very Monster House meets The Hacienda meets What Moves the Dead
Negatives:
- this is literally just me being a hater & I can fully rationalize many reasons as to why Sylvia made this choice overall, but I personally am a Francis hater & without spoilers I was not the biggest fan of the attitude towards him in the end.