{"id":7047,"date":"2025-11-21T10:02:59","date_gmt":"2025-11-21T15:02:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/?p=7047"},"modified":"2025-11-21T10:03:00","modified_gmt":"2025-11-21T15:03:00","slug":"book-review-mexican-gothic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.laserfarm.com\/?p=7047","title":{"rendered":"Book Review: Mexican Gothic"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Mexican Gothic<\/em>, by Silvia Moreno-Garcia<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Two horror novels in a row! Happy 21-days after Halloween! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is just a good ol\u2019 fashioned haunted house story about a spooky family. What sets it apart is the protagonist, a young socialite named Noem\u00ed Taboada. She\u2019s a fun, smart character who isn\u2019t the usual \u201csad girl in a sad world\u201d type. The story is set in Mexico City in the 1950s. There\u2019s a cousin who\u2019s sick, a husband who may be trying to poison her, a strange family, a weird house, a bunch of secrets and everything else you\u2019d want in a somewhat silly\/somewhat serious scary story. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I liked it a lot. It\u2019s a story that makes for a good book and would be the inspiration for a very forgettable, bloated 9-part Amazon Prime show. That it hasn\u2019t yet been turned into a show means either Hollywood has learned that not EVERYTHING needs to be televised or that I haven\u2019t checked my local listings. There\u2019s a great chance this already is a show, it streams on Pringles Premium and has won 7 Emmy awards, and yet I still haven\u2019t heard of it.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As a show, it might be boring. But for a horror novel? It works! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s the season of giving, so please consider donating to my Reading is Fundamental campaign! RIF gives books and literacy tools to kids. It\u2019s a fantastic charity that needs your support. Click here to donate.<\/a> Thanks!<\/strong><\/p>\n