"An inspired mash-up of
Jane Eyre, Ann Radcliffe's
The Mysteries of Udolpho,
Dracula,
Rebecca and that 1958 classic sci-fi movie,
The Blob . . . Inventive and smart, [
Mexican Gothic is] injecting the Gothic formula with some fresh blood."
--NPR's Fresh Air "Stylish and edgy. . . While the book draws inspiration from Gothic classics like
Rebecca and
Jane Eyre--there is a spunky female protagonist and an ancient house filled with disturbing secrets--its archly intelligent tone and insightful writing make
Mexican Gothic an original escape to an eerie world."
--New York Times "[An] irresistibly dark feminist reimagining of the Gothic fantasy novel . . . It's all wonderfully creepy, blending chilling scenes of horror with classic Gothic tropes for a seductive and subversive tale. A book to devour in a few--very thrilling--sittings."
--Vanity Fair "The author's postcolonial spin on the gothic tradition evokes the usual suspects: Daphne du Maurier, Emily Brontë, Mary Shelley, even Anne Radcliffe. Like those authors, Moreno-Garcia works in a tradition in which chills and thrills tap into elemental cultural fears--runaway science, carnal passion. But to these she adds a more politically inflected horror, both ancient and timely."
--Los Angeles Times "A new classic of the genre . . . alluring and foreboding, ambiguous and beautiful. And like its heroine Noemí, its ambitious, determined, and well worth getting to know."
--Chicago Review of Books "This twisty horror fantasy is engrossing and wonderfully repulsive. . . . This is a must-read for fans of gothic writers like the Brontës, Daphne du Maurier, and Shirley Jackson, and also for those who enjoy the feminist, surreal fiction of Carmen Maria Machado."
--Buzzfeed "Deliciously creepy . . . Read it with your lights on--and know that strange dreams might begin to haunt you, as they haunted Noemí."
--Vox "Masterful . . . a gloriously moody adventure, spooky, smart, and wry. Chic, no-nonsense Noemí Taboada is one hell of a tour guide through this world of mystery, scandal and spirits."
--Victor LaValle, author of The Changeling "
Mexican Gothic terrified and fascinated me. Silvia Moreno-Garcia proves once again that she's a genre-jumping wizard, one of the most exciting and necessary authors writing today."
--Charlie Jane Anders, nationally bestselling author of The City in the Middle of the Night "Darkly brilliant and captivating . . . Readers who love old houses and family secrets will devour this book (as I did!). The setting itself--High Place, with its reputation for swallowing the dreams of young women--is a character in this marvelously fantastical novel, stretching from glamorous 1950s Mexican high society to the crumbling pride of an abandoned silver mine. Silvia Moreno-Garcia enthralls with this twisty tale of love and betrayal."
--Yangsze Choo, New York Times bestselling author of The Night Tiger and The Ghost Bride
