Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia certainly has a great deal going for it, and is widely read and commented upon. This book is a well told story that weaves in issues of class, gender, colonialism, among other topics.
As a writer, the science/fantasy element fascinates me. Does it work? When the novel is taken over by ‘genre’ in the last fourth of the book there is that strange compression of events one often finds in such locations. Things need to be tied up, and swiftly. Does it work? I have mixed feelings. There is a bit of strain in making things work out, but that strain is crazy and wild, so even if this novel's dismount is, so to speak, a bit wobbly, all can be forgiven given the scope of this novel. This is a fantastic effort to do a great deal in a relatively small space.
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