Reviews tagging 'Hate crime'

Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

8 reviews

emsavors's review against another edition

dark tense 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? It's complicated

What was that???

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Drug use, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Incest, Infertility, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Kidnapping, Cannibalism, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Cultural appropriation, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, Classism, and Pandemic/Epidemic

justagir1's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional tense medium-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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Hate crime, Incest, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexual violence, Torture, Toxic relationship, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Confinement, Emotional abuse, Racism, Rape, Suicidal thoughts, Gaslighting, and Classism

Minor: Child death, Cursing, Infidelity, Sexism, and Alcohol

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

bookishflower's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-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? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Domestic abuse, Gore, Hate crime, Incest, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Kidnapping, Cannibalism, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Colonisation, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Infertility and Miscarriage

carrots02's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

Noemi is fierce, loving, and whip smart. Stunning modern magical realism/horror that tackles colonial violence and violence against women. A beautifully terrifying look at what it takes to fight back set in a decrepit house in the mountains of rural Mexico. Mycology, anthropology, and mystery abound! Heavy on gore, violence, and psychological terror.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Incest, Mental illness, Misogyny, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Cannibalism, Medical trauma, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

leariverreads's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense medium-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? It's complicated

5.0

yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Hate crime, Incest, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Racism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Slavery, Toxic relationship, Cannibalism, and Religious bigotry

kbricks5's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense slow-paced

• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

I really enjoy Silvia Moreno-Garcia’s writing. She really does a superb job of giving you an image in your mind. I could imagine the setting, the house, the smells. She really gave you the creeps. I think the second half of the book is much more exciting. The first half is a lot of character information and a slow build of weird things. The second half I couldn’t put down. The ending was actually pleasantly surprising. I wasn’t sure where it was going to go. I will say there are a lot of disturbing things in the book but I knew that going into it. Overall, great read for October.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Gore, Hate crime, Incest, and Mental illness

bambooboy's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

a white eugenicist living in mexico for hundreds of years and never bothering to learn spanish is just...exactly right

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Hate crime, Incest, Infertility, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Cannibalism, and Medical trauma

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Gun violence, Vomit, and Medical content

Minor: Infidelity, Miscarriage, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide