Tag: gothicread

I was able to attend an event hosted by Oxford Exchange Bookstore discussing the book Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia.

This was a fun discussion with lots of laughs that went into how gothic books are typically written because many people in the group read the gothic genre. I was unaware that gothics typically are very slow-paced to let gloom seep in slowly. This was brought up because many reviews complained about the pacing.

I loved how much was researched about this book by the other members. I didn’t know that there were so many things that were based on real people and places in this story.

We went through examples of how this story commented on colonialism. Like them bringing their own soil to where they were to take over. (If anyone has read this, they should hopefully know what that means).

 Everyone liked Naomi. The best compliments she received were that she was fun and unapologetically her. Also, that she was inspiring in how she fought for control in a part of history where there wasn’t much control for women in their life.

Everyone absolutely loved the imagery and were amazed at how the author could write disgusting things so beautifully that made readers entranced by her words yet feel icky inside. It was funny because during the meeting, we looked up if this book would be turned into a movie because everyone agreed it would be excellent for film. We found that Hulu bought the rights a long time ago to turn it into a series, but no one has heard anything about it since then.

Near the end of this event, it definitely showed how great this book is for discussion. It felt like a Nancy Drew game, with everyone trying to piece things together and laughing the entire time.

Thank you, Oxford Exchange, for this event.