Reviews tagging 'Miscarriage'

Mexican Gothic, by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

166 reviews

andloveistoolong's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Cannibalism, Child death, Violence, Pregnancy, Sexual assault, Gaslighting, Incest, Misogyny, Body horror, Death, Injury/injury detail, Gore, Vomit, and Murder

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, Terminal illness, Xenophobia, Medical content, Physical abuse, Racism, Suicide, Death of parent, Rape, and Gun violence

Minor: Miscarriage

vaguely_pink's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Classism, Gaslighting, Murder, Misogyny, Sexual violence, Racism, Rape, Sexism, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Cannibalism, Blood, Colonisation, Gore, Incest, Slavery, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Body horror

Minor: Miscarriage, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Suicide, Suicide attempt, War, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Injury/injury detail, Kidnapping, Domestic abuse, Alcohol, Animal death, Vomit, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Infertility, Infidelity, Medical content, and Mental illness

staarcharmed's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Grief, Pregnancy, Racism, Rape, Incest, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Sexual content, Classism, Colonisation, Gaslighting, Miscarriage, Racial slurs, Sexual violence, Hate crime, and Vomit

stvalentine's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

5.0

this novel falls into a very special category, alongside aciman's 'call me by your name' and de berniere's 'captain corelli's mandolin': books that changed me irrevocably. the language that silvia uses to describe the dread that noemí feels and the hopelessness and rot that consumes her is unparalleled among my (albeit narrow) literary experience, and the characters are (as suits each) perfectly lovable and detestable. if this novel can teach you anything, it is the importance and power of will and self-belief. noemí is able to endure the darkness of the doyle house only through her inner spark. such an excellent novel!!! so excited to see what hulu will do with it :)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Miscarriage, Misogyny, Murder, Pregnancy, Racism, Body horror, Child death, Colonisation, Death of parent, Gore, Medical content, Sexual content, Violence, Injury/injury detail, Mental illness, Cannibalism, Confinement, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Gun violence, Incest, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Blood, Drug use, and Vomit

Minor: Rape

thelmalantsov's review against another edition

dark informative mysterious slow-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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Confinement, Death, Sexual content, Gore, and Cannibalism

Moderate: Racism, Misogyny, Incest, and Sexual assault

Minor: Genocide, Mental illness, Suicide, Vomit, Miscarriage, and Fire/Fire injury

wordsandcoffeemugs's review against another edition

dark slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Miscarriage, Murder, Incest, and Sexual assault

gothmiku's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Sexual content, Incest, and Body horror

Moderate: Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/injury detail, Xenophobia, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Racism, Rape, Child abuse, Misogyny, Sexism, and Vomit

Minor: Colonisation, Confinement, Infertility, and Genocide

cassie7e's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

4.0

Vivid, evocative, spooky!
Audio narrator uses the same tone & rhythm for every sentence, which got old fast. I recommend reading this one physically if that's an option.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Sexual assault, Gaslighting, and Injury/injury detail

Moderate: Classism, Incest, Gun violence, Colonisation, Child death, Fire/Fire injury, Blood, Confinement, and Death

Minor: Miscarriage and Misogyny

alleycatbooks's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense 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? No

4.5

Mushroom, fungi, mold, microbiology, symbiotic/parasitic relationships... Make the best speculative fiction! 

The author is a phenomenal writer. The plot is unique, and the characters are fully-formed.

I had two issues while reading Mexican Gothic that pulled at my consciousness. One issue is addressed sufficiently 2/3rds of the way through the book. The other issue is with a character; a personality flaw I feel is unnecessary and detracts from the uniqueness of the story. Neither issue is a deal breaker, I'd recommend this book to friends that like gothic mysteries and speculative fiction.

If you enjoy this book, I recommend reading "What Moves The Dead" by T Kingfisher

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror and Sexual violence

Moderate: Cannibalism, Emotional abuse, Classism, Confinement, Gore, Murder, Colonisation, Death, and Child death

Minor: Infidelity, Infertility, and Miscarriage

rewrigh's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.25

Amazing read, but definitely mind the content warnings on this one. True to the Gothic and horror genres it gets quite dark and graphic. That said, it was unlike anything else I've read, with more of the intrigue that keeps pulling back to Silvia Moreno-Garcia's work. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Sexual violence, Sexual content, Body horror, Rape, Incest, Sexual harassment, and Sexual assault

Moderate: Cannibalism, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Miscarriage, Sexual assault, Medical content, Mental illness, Murder, Suicide attempt, Physical abuse, Sexual harassment, Death, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Suicide, Violence, Sexual violence, Torture, Fire/Fire injury, Pregnancy, Emotional abuse, and Misogyny

Minor: Confinement, Blood, Alcohol, Child abuse, and Child death