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Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

447 reviews

thenoboshow's review against another edition

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adventurous dark funny hopeful mysterious sad tense fast-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

4.75

I enjoyed getting wrapped in this dark (moist?) world. The diolgue really helped with the time and place. I could easily imagine the scenes playing out in a black & white film with romantic actors. Definatly one of my fastest reads this year and one I could recommend to most my friends. 

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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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cygneflowers's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0


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sebyreads304's review against another edition

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dark tense medium-paced

3.0


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amycgilbert's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

Gobbled this one up.  Thoroughly enjoyable 

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tribesman2007's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0


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gge's review against another edition

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emotional 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? No

5.0


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pipettesandpages's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • 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

3.5


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mandeighhh's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0


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coethedragon's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense slow-paced

3.5


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