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Sinossi
Noemí Taboada riceve una lettera angosciata e delirante da sua cugina Catalina, che ha appena sposato un inglese altolocato e che implora il suo aiuto. E così si reca a High Place, una tetra dimora sperduta tra le montagne del Messico. Noemí è poco credibile nei panni della crocerossina: è una raffinata debuttante, più adatta ai cocktail party che alle indagini poliziesche, ma è anche caparbia, sveglia, e non si lascia intimorire facilmente: certo non dal marito di Catalina, uno sconosciuto dall'aria sinistra ma intrigante; né dal padre, l'anziano patriarca che sembra particolarmente attratto da lei; e neppure dalla casa, che inizia a invadere i suoi sogni con visioni di sangue e sventure. Il suo unico alleato in questo luogo inospitale è il più giovane membro della famiglia. Ma forse anche lui ha un oscuro segreto da nascondere. Mentre dal passato riemergono storie di violenza e follia, Noemí viene lentamente risucchiata in un mondo terrificante e seducente al tempo stesso. Un mondo dal quale potrebbe essere impossibile fuggire.
- ISBN: 8804742143
- Casa Editrice: Mondadori
- Pagine: 348
- Data di uscita: 02-11-2021
Recensioni
Yessss! Congratulations! This book won the Goodreads Choice Awards by beating king of the authors ( yes, with so many votes it beat Mr. King’s It Bleeds) !🎉🌈💕🎈🥳🥂 Hell yeah! This deliciously terrifying, gothic adventure will be adapted to Hulu limited series! I cannot wait to binge watch! What an amaz Leggi tutto
"I pray I'll see you again. You must come for me, Noemí. You have to save me." WHEW. You think you know where this book is going, and then it goes there . Mexican Gothic begins in such an unassuming way, where you think you're walking into a traditional haunted house story, and then everything shifts Leggi tutto
For as intriguing as it is, immersive it is not. This tale is bizzare and fascinating in its monotony, and in the second half there lies the charm—or the problem, depending on how you look at it. The book operates on the classic trope of isolated old creaky mansion complete with its misty private cem Leggi tutto
A dark, chilling atmosphere. A spirited heroine. And a house that never lets its inhabitants go. Sometimes a book hits all the right notes for me, and Mexican Gothic certainly did that. It starts off with socialite Noemí receiving a cryptic and rambling letter from her newlywed cousin Catalina, hinti Leggi tutto
Guys I'm sorry to say this but... ...what a dumb fucking book. I was moments away from abandoning it halfway through (although I wanted to earlier if we're being honest) but I took to Goodreads to see what I was missing, why it was getting such outstanding reviews. The word on the street was 'YES it w Leggi tutto
This really was some gothic excellence, omg. Please allow for a small list of all the things that made this story REALLY GOOD imo: 1. The setting!!! High Place’s aesthetic of rotting decadence was exactly the kind of atmosphere I LOVE in horror 2. Noemi!! She was such a headstrong MC and so capable the Leggi tutto
An atmospheric Gothic horror novel that goes the extra mile with featuring women of color as the protagonists and incorporating race, colonialism, and eugenics as part of the horror. I enjoyed Noemi's flighty and outspoken nature as well; she’s easy to root for as she stands her own against the anta Leggi tutto
I never got around to reviewing this book because I was disappointed. It started good and I really wanted to love it but I lost interest before the end and the ending didn't change my mind.
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