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Gótico by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

1474 reviews

rensuzugamori's review against another edition

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

4.0

I was already enjoying the creepy gothic atmosphere of this book, and I fully expected it to go in a more classically gothic direction of a haunting – the plot twist left me gobsmacked, and full of horror and revulsion, and yet at many points, I found it a struggle to put this book down. The descriptive writing can switch from beautiful and whimsical to grotesque and chill-inducing at the drop of a hat, and I really do feel like something unique in premise was achieved here. I think there are probably many more nods to other famous texts within this genre that I, unfortunately, was not able to pick up on. Maybe in the future, when I am more well-read than I am today, I will return to this novel and it will have even more to offer me. 

The only reason that I am not giving this novel a full 5 stars, is that I felt like the descriptions of sexual violence (personally) were unnecessary, and there was already a major overarching plot & theme to represent the growing loss of control and autonomy that Noemí was feeling. 

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chulandonmarcum's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious sad tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

4.0

I’m giving this book a solid four stars I’m so happy that Francis lived and got out of the house. While i wish the author would have given us more of a closed ending to the book I could definitely see how the author could easily write a second book based off of this one. 
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morningbones'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? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

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elg1105's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense medium-paced

3.75

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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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abbys's review against another edition

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5.0

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ajrai91's review against another edition

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dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot

3.75

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campbellsoupz's review against another edition

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

5.0

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jtredd05's review against another edition

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dark mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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just_julio95's review against another edition

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

5.0

Mexican Gothic is a thrill to read from the beginning. I was immediately hooked by Noemí and her personality. The descriptions of the house, the odd goings-ons happening throughout the story, all of it was just captivating. 
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