Mexican Gothic
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- Author：Silvia Moreno-Garcia
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Summary
Hipnotyzująca wariacja na temat klasycznej powieści gotyckiej， w której suspens splata się z meksykańskim folklorem i czarem lat pięćdziesiątych XX wieku。
Wciągająca powieść grozy wyróżniona GOODREADS CHOICE AWARD 2020。
W odpowiedzi na dramatyczny list od kuzynki Noemí porzuca swobodne światowe życie i wyjeżdża na prowincję do miejscowości El Triunfo。 To tu， w owianym złą sławą Wysokim Dworze， mieszka Catalina， która odkąd wyszła za mąż za Virgila Doyle’a， stała się cieniem samej siebie。 Twierdzi， że słyszy głosy dochodzące ze ścian i widzi martwych ludzi。
Za murami Wysokiego Dworu czai się niejeden sekret。 Dawne bogactwo uzyskane z górniczego imperium chroniło dotąd Doyle’ów przed wścibskimi spojrzeniami mieszkańców El Triunfo。 Jednak gdy Noemí zaczyna kopać głębiej， natrafia na obfite pokłady przemocy i szaleństwa。 Zaczyna doświadczać niepokojących wizji i krok po kroku odkrywać przerażającą historię， która， jak się okazuje， sięga kilkuset lat wstecz。
Wciągająca powieść grozy wyróżniona GOODREADS CHOICE AWARD 2020。
W odpowiedzi na dramatyczny list od kuzynki Noemí porzuca swobodne światowe życie i wyjeżdża na prowincję do miejscowości El Triunfo。 To tu， w owianym złą sławą Wysokim Dworze， mieszka Catalina， która odkąd wyszła za mąż za Virgila Doyle’a， stała się cieniem samej siebie。 Twierdzi， że słyszy głosy dochodzące ze ścian i widzi martwych ludzi。
Za murami Wysokiego Dworu czai się niejeden sekret。 Dawne bogactwo uzyskane z górniczego imperium chroniło dotąd Doyle’ów przed wścibskimi spojrzeniami mieszkańców El Triunfo。 Jednak gdy Noemí zaczyna kopać głębiej， natrafia na obfite pokłady przemocy i szaleństwa。 Zaczyna doświadczać niepokojących wizji i krok po kroku odkrywać przerażającą historię， która， jak się okazuje， sięga kilkuset lat wstecz。
Reviews
Mau
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Well， I gave it a 5 star review because it was the perfect ghost story。 The character development was top notch👏。 I could perfectly picture the main character and felt as if I've known her， we've all known a girl like her。 A flower floating beautifully in life， sheltered and bored with it at times。 But it wasn't in a shallow way， so much as in an unchallenged way。 Anyway， the premise is of a Mexican socialite in the 1950s， she receives a mysterious letter from a cousin who recently married and m Well， I gave it a 5 star review because it was the perfect ghost story。 The character development was top notch👏。 I could perfectly picture the main character and felt as if I've known her， we've all known a girl like her。 A flower floating beautifully in life， sheltered and bored with it at times。 But it wasn't in a shallow way， so much as in an unchallenged way。 Anyway， the premise is of a Mexican socialite in the 1950s， she receives a mysterious letter from a cousin who recently married and moved to the distant countryside。 A little disturbed by the letter， she embarks on a trip to check on her wellbeing。 When she gets there， she soon realizes she has fallen mysteriously ill And is at the mercy of her new husband's odd family。 Entrapped within a seemingly haunted large and beautiful old house， she feels herself going mad。 But not trusting them，， she refuses to leave without her cousin。 As the story progresses， she finds the root of "the haunting" and with the aid of a dissenting family member， tries to make things right and free themselves of the families strange， but really strong hold。 Also， there's ALOT of mushroom talk and being a huge Stan of Fantastic Fungi， I was here for it。 I absolutely loved this story， it had its slow moments， it's complex moments that make you reread and even fact check haha， but it's so worth pushing through。 It's a creative work of psychologically thrilling gothic literature。 。。。more
Fluffelton
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Okay， loved the first half， hated the second。 It had all the makings of a creepy ghost story， but then it went weird fungus hive mind。 Not a fan of the second half AT ALL。
Kate McCartney
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I am not sure I get all the hype on this。 It wasn’t very scary or spooky。 I didn’t get why Noemí spent so little time with her cousin， the whole reason she was there。 I was more annoyed with everyone throughout this book than anything else。
Bethany Noel
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Phenomenal
Raya
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a very well done book of slow dread， creepy stuff， and grotesque elements。 i loved this book and its themes of colonization， eugenics， and the ties that bind。 honestly i’m speechless， it was THAT good。
Paperbound Coven
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Like the mold that grows throughout the walls of High Place， this story also spreads slowly， creeping in the background until it’s suddenly consuming the main character and reader alike， leaving both feeling like there is no escape。I’m a huge fan of books that have an unsettling atmosphere throughout， only to suddenly give me a double take， where I’m asking myself "did I just read what I think I read？" Mexican Gothic has plenty of this， and for that reason I give it a full five stars。 Like the mold that grows throughout the walls of High Place， this story also spreads slowly， creeping in the background until it’s suddenly consuming the main character and reader alike， leaving both feeling like there is no escape。I’m a huge fan of books that have an unsettling atmosphere throughout， only to suddenly give me a double take， where I’m asking myself "did I just read what I think I read？" Mexican Gothic has plenty of this， and for that reason I give it a full five stars。 。。。more
Liset Garcia
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First gothic style book I've read in a long time。Took a little while to pick up but the mystery of it all kept me going， overall a very good read。 First gothic style book I've read in a long time。Took a little while to pick up but the mystery of it all kept me going， overall a very good read。 。。。more
CJ
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This is the first book in a long time that’s been able to actually keep my attention。 Filled with incredible and beautifully written detail it was easy to descend into the world of High Place and the mind of Noemí Taboada。 This is a story of horror and desire， the fears of familiarity， and our longing to outrun the possibilities of inevitability。
Kaitlynn
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I did pick this book because the cover。。 it’s pretty！ I am glad I did！ It was such an interesting read and I’m into the dark gothic and a mix of The Yellow Wallpaper feel it gave me。
Neomi
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Did I pick up on this book because the main character's name is closely the same as mine？ HECK YES！This is my first time reading a gothic horror novel and for a scaredy-cat like me， I'm just grateful it wasn't too scary for me to drop it。 I love how the author graphically describes the horrifying events that happened to and around Noemi。 With my wild imagination， I can vividly picture everything that has happened as if I'm watching a movie！ However， I do find it to be a slow burn plot which I gu Did I pick up on this book because the main character's name is closely the same as mine？ HECK YES！This is my first time reading a gothic horror novel and for a scaredy-cat like me， I'm just grateful it wasn't too scary for me to drop it。 I love how the author graphically describes the horrifying events that happened to and around Noemi。 With my wild imagination， I can vividly picture everything that has happened as if I'm watching a movie！ However， I do find it to be a slow burn plot which I guess somehow worked in my favor because I was too curious about the unfolding of events that it made me keep reading and against my favor because I was dreading the repetitiveness of everything that has happened 2/3 of it。 I'm just thankful that the plot twist was horrifying and batshit crazy because I would be so pissed if it wasn't。 It may not be one of my faves but I really got to praise the author for giving us such a unique story！ I mean， who would've thought about the *BEEP* being the source of *BEEP* I just can't get over how insanely cool her mind is to be able to come up with this！Overall， this book is one that I've enjoyed reading and would recommend it to readers who are patient enough to stick around for the grand reveal。 。。。more
salette
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I LOVE YOU FRANCIS
Hazira
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I LOVED THIS BOOK。An atmospheric Gothic horror novel that goes the extra mile with featuring women of color as the protagonists and incorporating race， colonialism， and eugenics as part of the horror。 I enjoyed Noemi's flighty and outspoken nature as well; she’s easy to root for as she stands her own against the antagonists。 I LOVED THIS BOOK。An atmospheric Gothic horror novel that goes the extra mile with featuring women of color as the protagonists and incorporating race， colonialism， and eugenics as part of the horror。 I enjoyed Noemi's flighty and outspoken nature as well; she’s easy to root for as she stands her own against the antagonists。 。。。more
Farah
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it was a wild ride and creepy， the story is a little slow in the beginning but the book was so much fun to read I really enjoyed it！
Grayce Butler
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This is a solid four star book。 I had to sit on it for a while to digest。 I will update with a review。
Maria Kuszynski
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I thought it was a pretty good readI would rate this 3。5 stars if it were possible。 I thought it was well written but did take a while to reveal what was going on。 I didn’t guess it。
reese meyer
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The reviews for this are really all over the place but I would say this is definitely worth the read if the plot interests you！！ Spooky yet elegant vibes with a great main character。
Erin B
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Mexican Gothic felt like a bit of a slow start but I think I had a different idea of where the story was going。 Once I let go of expectations and allowed the story to unfold， I couldn't put it down。 Mexican Gothic felt like a bit of a slow start but I think I had a different idea of where the story was going。 Once I let go of expectations and allowed the story to unfold， I couldn't put it down。 。。。more
Meli
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Me gustó y entretuvo bastante este título， pero mis expectativas me jugaron en contra， debo admitir。 El problema fue que todos los "muy" que me prometieron fueron un "no tan"。Me dijeron que era muy original， no me pareció tan original， de hecho es una novela gótica que se mueve muy dentro de todos los estándares。 Todos。Me dijeron que era muy sorprendente， no me pareció tan sorprendente。 Al contrario， dado el punto anterior， es predecible de pe a pa。 Vas siempre tres o cuatro plot twist adelanta Me gustó y entretuvo bastante este título， pero mis expectativas me jugaron en contra， debo admitir。 El problema fue que todos los "muy" que me prometieron fueron un "no tan"。Me dijeron que era muy original， no me pareció tan original， de hecho es una novela gótica que se mueve muy dentro de todos los estándares。 Todos。Me dijeron que era muy sorprendente， no me pareció tan sorprendente。 Al contrario， dado el punto anterior， es predecible de pe a pa。 Vas siempre tres o cuatro plot twist adelantado。Me dijeron que era muy fuerte， no me pareció tan fuerte。 Pero esto， claro está， es subjetivo。 Tiene escenas grotescas， y es válido que a otros sí los impresione aunque no haya sido mi caso。 Sin embargo， cuando me di cuenta de que no iba a ser la joya que me había sido prometida， me entretuvo y lo disfruté。 Sobre todo el último cuarto que es donde la cosa se pone buena。 Para el próximo ya sé qué esperar。 。。。more
Laura
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Wow， there was so much hype around this book and it kind of sucked。 I just don't understand why so many people liked it！ It's pretty boring and it was definitely not horror。 It wasn't scary it was weird。 Too weird。 Weird in a bad way。 And the characters were all unlikeable。 （view spoiler）[ And why would noemi want to have anything to do with that family after everything that happened！ I mean Francis was part of the problem too！ I would get as far away as possible from him。 Like "Thanks for helpi Wow， there was so much hype around this book and it kind of sucked。 I just don't understand why so many people liked it！ It's pretty boring and it was definitely not horror。 It wasn't scary it was weird。 Too weird。 Weird in a bad way。 And the characters were all unlikeable。 （view spoiler）[ And why would noemi want to have anything to do with that family after everything that happened！ I mean Francis was part of the problem too！ I would get as far away as possible from him。 Like "Thanks for helping me get away from this weird freaky house and family， but I hope to never see your face and be reminded of it again！" （hide spoiler）] In all honesty I don't know why I finished this one。 Maybe because I was curious about what would happen， maybe because I was hoping it would be better。 Whatever the reason， this book was not for me！ 。。。more
Elsa K
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4。5
Nesrine El Sharkawi
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The beginning was very interesting and then it started dragging and i disliked the main character very much。 And then I didnt like the ending。I think it is more for readers who like paranormal activities。
H
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3。5 rounded up — I wasn’t the best fan of this book， but I think it accomplished what it set out to do。 Very much gothic horror — disturbing and disgusting and kept you on edge。 And it was really interesting to see it in this Mexican setting as well。 The beginning was extremely slow， but once you figure out the mechanism of the story about halfway through， it moves faster。 The other thing that made me extremely uncomfortable were the graphic descriptions of sexual assault — I guess that was the 3。5 rounded up — I wasn’t the best fan of this book， but I think it accomplished what it set out to do。 Very much gothic horror — disturbing and disgusting and kept you on edge。 And it was really interesting to see it in this Mexican setting as well。 The beginning was extremely slow， but once you figure out the mechanism of the story about halfway through， it moves faster。 The other thing that made me extremely uncomfortable were the graphic descriptions of sexual assault — I guess that was the point， but… ugh。 It was awful to sit through。 Don’t know if I would completely recommend this one。 The reader was not great。 She was one of those readers who prize enunciation above everything， with no intonation or emotion at all。 Honestly it toned down this graphic book and made it more boring than it certainly was。 Also could not really do voices。 。。。more
Roxy Gomez
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Noemi goes to a rural city in Mexico to find out what's going on with her cousin， Catalina， who has a send a cryptic letter with a call for help。 She ends up arriving to a gloomy and dark house inhabitated by mysterious and unlikeable characters。 This book just didn't ever click with me。 Little detail about living in a small Mexican town --more about the English family/estate where Catalina is living with her husband and his family。 The writing seemed forced and some of the language just didn't Noemi goes to a rural city in Mexico to find out what's going on with her cousin， Catalina， who has a send a cryptic letter with a call for help。 She ends up arriving to a gloomy and dark house inhabitated by mysterious and unlikeable characters。 This book just didn't ever click with me。 Little detail about living in a small Mexican town --more about the English family/estate where Catalina is living with her husband and his family。 The writing seemed forced and some of the language just didn't flow。 I felt like the author was trying to use a more descriptive vocabulary and instead it fell flat--didn't seem like real conversations people would have。 Not a great read， but interesting in the SPOILER---idea that fungi has a collective consciousness and can affect people。 。。。more
Mikala Swank
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Reminds me of Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier。
Jodi
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Very fun， very spooky， wonderfully written gothic story set in Mexico （hence the name）。 I loved the characters you're supposed to love and hated the characters you're supposed to hate。 （And for some of the sleazy， despicable men in this book， it was more of a homicidal loathing。） I thoroughly enjoyed this book。 Very fun， very spooky， wonderfully written gothic story set in Mexico （hence the name）。 I loved the characters you're supposed to love and hated the characters you're supposed to hate。 （And for some of the sleazy， despicable men in this book， it was more of a homicidal loathing。） I thoroughly enjoyed this book。 。。。more
Ana
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A very interesting concept with lots of great aesthetic vibes。 This book does a great job of using classic gothic themes to examine racism and colonialism。 There's plenty of slow， creeping dread and a surprising reveal of an unusual evil。My big complaint would just be the characterization。 I feel like seeing things through Noemi's eyes would be a lot more interesting if she had character traits beyond "likes to party but isn't dumb。" Furthermore， her relationship with Francis drives so much of t A very interesting concept with lots of great aesthetic vibes。 This book does a great job of using classic gothic themes to examine racism and colonialism。 There's plenty of slow， creeping dread and a surprising reveal of an unusual evil。My big complaint would just be the characterization。 I feel like seeing things through Noemi's eyes would be a lot more interesting if she had character traits beyond "likes to party but isn't dumb。" Furthermore， her relationship with Francis drives so much of the plot， but he has no personality beyond "thinks mushrooms are sorta cool。"So much of gothic literature is about grand， sweeping emotions， but most of the characters are too one-note to experience any deep feelings。 。。。more
Anne-Sophie
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J'étais sceptique au début de ma lecture， sur l'histoire de ce roman。 Le démarrage est un peu long， j'ai eu du mal à me plonger pleinement dans l'histoire。 Mais à partir d'un moment， je pense au premier quart du livre， l'intrigue commence à percer et on se trouve happé par l'histoire。 On sent la brume nous envelopper， le mystère nous captiver。 On a l'impression de vivre les scènes， les images se dessinent d'elles-mêmes et on se laisse porter par cette aventure haletante。 Je ne regrette pas de ne J'étais sceptique au début de ma lecture， sur l'histoire de ce roman。 Le démarrage est un peu long， j'ai eu du mal à me plonger pleinement dans l'histoire。 Mais à partir d'un moment， je pense au premier quart du livre， l'intrigue commence à percer et on se trouve happé par l'histoire。 On sent la brume nous envelopper， le mystère nous captiver。 On a l'impression de vivre les scènes， les images se dessinent d'elles-mêmes et on se laisse porter par cette aventure haletante。 Je ne regrette pas de ne pas avoir abandonné la lecture， passé le premier tiers du bouquin， je l'ai lu d'une traite！ Un conte gothique， qui pose les questions de races， d'origines， de suprématie， de folie， de pourriture。 Mycélium。 。。。more
Storm Caywood
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Wonderfully spooky。
Elizabeth Aguilar
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RTCMid-read thoughts: The Doyles are creepy， incestuous， and racist。 I hope Catalina and Noemi survive。 I understand Noemi not being a quitter and not wanting to leave her cousin alone but that creepy family， mold， and weird visions， would be enough to make a lot of people run away。
Carolyn
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Ugh！ This book had such potential。 The setting was very English （despite being set in Mexico） with a gothic novel feel and an underlying spooky element。 You don’t know what exactly the spookiness is until 2/3 of the way in and when you find out what that element is， it’s such a let down。 The end got a little bit more exciting， but overall this was a dud！
Reference
google book https://www.google.com/search?tbm=bks&q=Mexican Gothic
hathitrust digital library https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/ls?q1=Mexican Gothic&field1=ocr&a=srchls&ft=ft&lmt=ft
The British Library https://bll01.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/search?query=any,contains,Mexican Gothic&tab=LibraryCatalog&search_scope=Not_BL_Suppress&vid=44BL_INST:BLL01&lang=en&offset=0