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morningbones's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Incest, Racism, Suicide, and Murder
Moderate: Sexual assault and Colonisation
Minor: Rape
elg1105's review against another edition
3.75
Graphic: Body horror, Gun violence, Sexual assault, and Violence
Minor: Death, Gun violence, Incest, Racism, Sexism, Blood, Cannibalism, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail
thenoboshow's review against another edition
- 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
4.75
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Drug abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Incest, Infidelity, Misogyny, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Cannibalism, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Cultural appropriation, Gaslighting, Alcohol, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism
abbys's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Confinement, Death, Gore, Incest, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Violence, Blood, Cannibalism, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Racism, Suicide, Grief, and Fire/Fire injury
Minor: Panic attacks/disorders, Vomit, Medical content, Pregnancy, and Alcohol
ajrai91's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
3.75
Moderate: Body horror, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Incest, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Suicide, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Colonisation
campbellsoupz's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Racism, Rape, and Sexual assault
amyvl93's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- 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
Mexican Gothic is a delightfully creepy gothic read which follows society girl Noemi who is instructed by her father to visit her cousin Catalina at the house of her husband's family High Tower after they recieve a worrying note from her which is dismissed by her husband, Virgil. Noemi soon finds that High Tower is not at all what it seems. She comes across Catalina's mother-in-law Florence, Virgil's brother Francis and their terrifying, eugenics-obsessed father Howard. They are a family of English people with Spanish banned from within the walls and English soil imported for the garden.
Whilst this is a slow burn at first, I thought that Moreno-Garcia did a great job at slowly building up tension and peeling back the truth of the Doyle's time in their home and what really was behind the success and then failure of their failed silver mine. There were some passages in particular that reminded me of The Yellow Wallpaper in its creepiness and the exploration of Noemi and Catalina being women trapped in this deeply patriachal environment. What is extra interesting is the way that Moreno-Garcia explores colonialism through the Doyle family and what really keeps them all in line - which I definitely don't want to spoil - it is very effective and adds another layer of creepiness to the story of the family.
I really recommend this and can't wait to get stuck into more Moreno-Garcia.
Graphic: Body horror and Racism
Moderate: Medical content
ace_queen's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Child death, Death, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, and Murder
kayybby's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Graphic: Body horror
Moderate: Cursing, Racism, and Colonisation
Minor: Incest, Sexual assault, and Vomit
jinmichae's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.25
Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Racism, Suicide, Terminal illness, Violence, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury
Moderate: Gun violence, Mental illness, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Slavery, Grief, Death of parent, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Pregnancy, Colonisation, and Classism
Minor: Eating disorder, Incest, Infertility, Infidelity, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Medical content, Medical trauma, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic