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Mexican Gothic
by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
dark
mysterious
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
“Marriage could hardly be like the passionate romances one read about in books. It seemed to her, in fact, a rotten deal. Men would be solicitous and well behaved when they courted a woman, asking her out to parties and sending her flowers, but once they married, the flowers wilted.”
This book was one of the more intriguing and horrifying I read this year!
Moreno-Garcia's language pulls you right into the book itself until you can feel the Doyle House pressing down upon you with its weighted, horrible history and its dreadful loneliness. Noemí was a wonderful protagonist I instantly felt connected to - her witty responses, her entire, carefully constructed personality... she was an utter delight and easily one of my favourites, followed by our dear Francis, a shy, even forlorn young man trapped in a family history so convoluted and polluted it's hard to stomach.
I also found out that this book is apparently supposed to be made into a short TV series and I am delighted. The entire setting works perfectly for that purpose imo and I cannot wait to get back into the dark world of "Mexican Gothic" once it airs!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Incest
Moderate: Confinement, Misogyny, Sexual assault, Xenophobia
Minor: Miscarriage