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A review by britneygee
Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
3.0
Mexican Gothic was my first experience reading anything gothic and/or horror and for the most part, I had a good time. Definitely plan to read some more gothic stories.
I do scare pretty easily, especially jump scares, so I was not sure what to expect going into this book. I was excited to discover there was a lot more gothic elements than horror, in my opinion. The story was so eerie and creepy, and the house had all the bad vibes. Early on, the themes of colonialism/racism and class were woven into this larger mystery of whatever the heck was going on with Catalina. Post reading and chatting about the book with friends, I am left with a few questions about what the author was trying to say with some narrative/character choices, but nothing that diminished the story.
None of the characters are particularly likable and everyone is a bit odd, but it’s an odd story. Noemi is a rich, socialite main character who is clearly intelligent, but ma’am it could not have been me. Girl, call in the forces and get this over with ASAP. I heard the story was slower, and I do agree with that. It could be a function of the genre though to produce the dread in the pit of your stomach, I’m not sure. I am sure though that there’s no way a reader should be past the halfway point of the story and Noemi still isn’t totally about that action. Act first, questions later.
I do scare pretty easily, especially jump scares, so I was not sure what to expect going into this book. I was excited to discover there was a lot more gothic elements than horror, in my opinion. The story was so eerie and creepy, and the house had all the bad vibes. Early on, the themes of colonialism/racism and class were woven into this larger mystery of whatever the heck was going on with Catalina. Post reading and chatting about the book with friends, I am left with a few questions about what the author was trying to say with some narrative/character choices, but nothing that diminished the story.
None of the characters are particularly likable and everyone is a bit odd, but it’s an odd story. Noemi is a rich, socialite main character who is clearly intelligent, but ma’am it could not have been me. Girl, call in the forces and get this over with ASAP. I heard the story was slower, and I do agree with that. It could be a function of the genre though to produce the dread in the pit of your stomach, I’m not sure. I am sure though that there’s no way a reader should be past the halfway point of the story and Noemi still isn’t totally about that action. Act first, questions later.