Reviews tagging 'Slavery'

Mexican Gothic, by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

26 reviews

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

thestarsaligned's review against another edition

dark 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Sexism, Murder, Slavery, Death, Sexual violence, Toxic relationship, Incest, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Body horror, Child abuse, Gaslighting, Pregnancy, Sexual assault, Racism, Suicide, Xenophobia, Infidelity, Racial slurs, Violence, Child death, Drug use, Rape, Cannibalism, Classism, Fire/Fire injury, and Domestic abuse

hiddeninfantasy's review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-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? No

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Genocide, Death of parent, Gore, Slavery, Kidnapping, Murder, Violence, Fire/Fire injury, Cannibalism, Alcohol, Body horror, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Blood, Cursing, Gun violence, Injury/injury detail, Rape, Death, Incest, Torture, Toxic relationship, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Vomit

susannah_knox's review against another edition

adventurous challenging 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Racism, Sexism, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Suicide, Sexual violence, Violence, Slavery, and Death

kcbookshelf's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.75

Firstly, the mention of Sor Juana took me by surprise and nearly made me cry. So good to see her being talked about even if it’s only two lines. The book was incredibly atmospheric, interesting and clever. It had me gripped and pulling cringed faces all the way through. It’s a clever idea that givens science to haunting and the concept behind it was truly intriguing. Glad I have finally read a SMG book, especially since I have her whole collection! On to the next!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Cannibalism, Sexual harassment, and Child death

Moderate: Incest, Rape, Xenophobia, Violence, Racism, Suicide, Colonisation, Death of parent, and Death

Minor: Miscarriage, Murder, Slavery, and Racial slurs

Incest

Spoiler

The family at the house survive on incest and having children together to carry on the bloodline

Sexual harassment etc.

Spoiler

Virgil in particular is a very uncomfortable character. Tried to force himself on Noemi multiple times and suggests others should too. There is also a scene with her being forced to kiss the old man.

Racism, colonialism, xenophobia, general mentions along these topics - I believe the topic of the book works well to highlight these issues by using a fictional 1950s Mexico. Particular comments made around inferior and superior races, certain looks, and inbreeding, comes from an incredibly horrible character.

santinasimile's review against another edition

dark slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Toxic relationship, Suicide attempt, Physical abuse, Murder, Domestic abuse, Gun violence, Sexual assault, Torture, Terminal illness, Slavery, Death, Chronic illness, Drug use, Suicide, and Mental illness

aribook's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Injury/injury detail, Body horror, Emotional abuse, Kidnapping, Infidelity, and Murder

Moderate: Drug use, Infertility, Incest, Misogyny, Sexism, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Death of parent, Slavery, Toxic relationship, Religious bigotry, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Fire/Fire injury, and Gun violence

sarah984'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? No

5.0

Wow! This is a play on classic gothic revival novels combined with a modern horror sensibility and Mexican history. This book has atmosphere in spades, and Noemí is a great character. Her voice is snappy and fun, and I love seeing a character doing her best to take charge even in the situation she's in. 

Once the twist hits this book swings for the fences, and while I did think the last couple of chapters dragged on a bit too long overall I really liked this.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Gaslighting, Incest, Injury/injury detail, Racism, and Sexual violence

Moderate: Cannibalism, Child death, Chronic illness, Colonisation, Death, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Genocide, Gore, Kidnapping, Medical content, Mental illness, Xenophobia, Misogyny, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Pregnancy, and Violence

Minor: Ableism, Grief, Gun violence, Religious bigotry, Slavery, Child abuse, Drug use, Eating disorder, Infertility, Miscarriage, Suicide, Vomit, and Terminal illness

meelia's review against another edition

dark mysterious slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

5.0

Ohhh boy was that a lot. Yikes. It was so good, super engaging and really going for it with the gothic vibes, which was very aesthetically satisfying. The ending took everything up like 1,000 levels, was pretty gross, and has probably left me with some kind of reader's PTSD, but hey, it made for a striking novel. Still five stars overall

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror

Moderate: Sexual assault, Racism, Emotional abuse, Sexism, Colonisation, Gaslighting, and Toxic relationship

Minor: Child death, Slavery, Cannibalism, and Incest

eudoxia_yar's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

3.25

I got into it at the first few chapters. By the last third, I struggled with the pace a bit. None of the characters really endeared themselves to me - except that old lady with the bird. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Xenophobia, Misogyny, and Incest

Minor: Gaslighting, Slavery, and Sexual assault