This month we’re discussing “Mexican Gothic” by Silvia Moreno-Garcia.
PUBLISHER: Del Rey
YEAR: 2020
LENGTH: 320 pages
AGE: Adult
GENRE: Fantasy, Historical, Horror
RECOMMENDED: Highly
Topic 1: Torture. Begins at (1:35), CW for torture, confinement.
Topic 2: Incest. Begins at (11:38), CW for coercion, cannibalism, incest, death.
Topic 3: Eugenics. Begins at (22:45), CW for incest, racism, eugenics, colonization, miscarriage, child death, murder, death.
Promo for CPOV Autographs; Spoiler-free wrap-up and ratings: Begins at (41:04).
Book TW for sexual content, sexism, racism, eugenics, pregnancy, miscarriage (backstory), gaslighting (graphic), drug use, alcohol, alcoholism (backstory), confinement, mental illness, suicide (not depicted), fire/fire injury, vomit (brief), blood, gore, violence, gun violence, injury detail, body horror (graphic), sexual assault, rape, self harm (brief), medical content, incest, cannibalism, child death, suicide, murder, animal death (not depicted), death.
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