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Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

1473 reviews

kayybby's review against another edition

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dark informative mysterious tense medium-paced

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

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laaztecabella's review against another edition

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dark mysterious medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.75

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jinmichae's review against another edition

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adventurous 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? It's complicated

4.25

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gwenolabarr's review against another edition

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dark mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

What in the

eugenicist, fascist, white supremacist, colonialist, cousin-loving

scripture did I just experience.

It smells like a

sporehouse

in here. Clearly,

the house embodies the ideas of nurture being stronger than nature in terms of behaviour development and tradition adoption

. Counter to core eugenicist beliefs.

I identified the themes on page 18 and guessed where this would end up not long after with the constant reminders of the

Ouroboros

presence. This didn't detract from the read, it weirdly enhanced it. Like knowing what's going to happen politically doesn't change the horror of it happening.

None of the characters are redeemable, and that feels like the point to me. Noemì is a socialite, far from reality. The Doyle's are of "good and proper breeding". The plot IS the characters, and how they imprint themselves on the world to leave a legacy. Consequently, this close-knit (

you might say incestuous

) cast cannot be deemed diverse, as I again think this is the point. However, it is a rich narrative, with a sense of diverse themes.

4.5 stars. 0.5 taken off for a slow crawl through Act II

and for the positive ending. End in misery. Like global politics.

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kristenreads's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix

3.25

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cand_erson's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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? It's complicated

4.0

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clair_regan's review against another edition

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dark mysterious slow-paced

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

3.0

Technically did not finish this one. I got most of the way through (which was a slog), and I couldn’t make myself finish it. I wanted to try something new with this book and it just wasn’t for me. That’s on me being easily grossed out.

Ultimately, I would have loved to have loved this book, but it became a chore to get through by the end. If I had been more into the story, I may have been able to finish it, but I just could not see the pay-off being worth the time spent on it.

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