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Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

958 reviews

kaaaara's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Domestic abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Xenophobia, and Vomit

nahret's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense slow-paced

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

3.5

I really enjoyed the atmosphere in the book. The house in question was very oppressive, and the eerie things very disconcerting, I found. I also enjoyed the whole colonialism aspect that underlies the story. The foreshadowing was well done; if one were to consider the culprit in that particular direction, it would be quite obvious from the start. I didn't, so I had my "aha!" moment.

See, the unseen horrors can usually be one of two: natural phenomena, often orchestrated by a very human villain, or supernatural entities of some sort. I think my gripe with the book is that it went in one direction when I would have preferred the other, which is obviously a me problem. I also found the solution - once we knew what we were dealing with - very obvious, but it took the characters a whole two chapters to figure it out. 

The pacing was a bit odd; it durdles in the middle, when the setup could probably have been swifter, only to rush through to the end. I can say that I did find the resolution very satisfying, especially since the characters finally did what I had been telling them to do for some 70 pages or so. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Gore, Incest, Misogyny, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Torture, Blood, Cannibalism, Medical trauma, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, Colonisation, and Classism

mdwsn27's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense slow-paced

• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug use, Gore, Gun violence, Incest, Infidelity, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Grief, Cannibalism, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic

beccabookworm's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

5.0

This book is downright cinematic. The descriptions of the settings, the actions, the people were so visceral that I marveled and gagged (literally). It was a little slow in the beginning as it built tension and a sense of unease. But when it got going, it went at full speed. And yet it still didn’t feel rushed. There was so much to reveal, but I never felt like exposition was being vomited at me. The characters are engaging, the plot had me at the edge of my seat. 10/10.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Incest, Sexual assault, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Cannibalism, and Murder

Moderate: Misogyny, Pedophilia, Racism, and Pandemic/Epidemic

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Infertility, and Miscarriage

bekran's review against another edition

challenging 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

5.0

Super spooky. I loved it but I don't know if I'll ever be capable of reading again. The imagery is very vivid and visceral.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Misogyny, Racism, Violence, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Rape

Minor: Cannibalism

abbrillopezz's review against another edition

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Incest, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexism, Sexual content, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Cannibalism, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, and Sexual harassment

ashe_nightwind's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, Racism, and Gaslighting

Moderate: Rape, Sexual assault, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Incest, Racial slurs, Cannibalism, and Suicide attempt

efsparks's review against another edition

challenging 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? No

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Racism, and Sexism

Moderate: Sexual assault

larajgriff1's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.25

Mexican Gothic is what happens when you decide to tell the story of colonisation as it actually is: A horror story.  The classic genre fit so well with the themes the author addressed.  I was uncomfy the entire time which is in fact the point so she did her job well!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism and Colonisation

Moderate: Rape

peapods's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Incest, Misogyny, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Cannibalism, Stalking, Murder, and Sexual harassment