Sara Tiede answers “I get the notion, after reading a lot of...”

A Goodreads user asked this question about Mexican Gothic:

I get the notion, after reading a lot of reviews, that this book tries waaaaaay too hard to shoehorn every single issue-of-the-day into it (feminism, racism, sexism, colonialism...). True or not so much?

Sara Tiede I would say if you haven't noticed several of these "issues of the day" in established classics of gothic literature, you may not have been wholely pa…moreI would say if you haven't noticed several of these "issues of the day" in established classics of gothic literature, you may not have been wholely paying attention. As for trying too hard and "shoehorning" the issues in? I would say any issues that are present, and yes it does cover several, do not feel at all forced or superfluous. These were legitimate issues the characters would have faced, so why the objection to seeing them represented in fiction?(less)

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Jim Not objecting, just asking. The book sounds fascinating, I just worry authors try to work in too many things and lose sight of the plot. Thanks for yo ...more
Oct 13, 2020 10:49AM · flag

Sara Tiede Then I would tell you that while several issues are present, none ever manage to overshadow the plot. The main star of this book is really the setting ...more
Oct 13, 2020 01:00PM · flag

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