Sara Prado 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 Prado Sexism and racism and colialism aren’t “issues of the day.” They’re real serious themes running throughout history. They definitely play a part in the…moreSexism and racism and colialism aren’t “issues of the day.” They’re real serious themes running throughout history. They definitely play a part in the book, but I wouldn’t say they’re “shoehorned” in. It’s the 50’s and lots of problematic stuff is going on... so... the book includes it and the character reacts to it. But I didn’t feel it was forced in. I’d venture to say anyone who felt like those topics were uncomfortably forced upon them probably are privileged enough not to have to think about them in their daily life and doing so makes them uncomfortable. More of a personal aversion to thinking about privilege than a fault in the book. (less)

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Jim Thanks for the honest answer. I was not trying to make the issues seem recent/modern at all, so I apologize for coming across that way. I was making a ...more
Dec 03, 2020 04:14PM · flag

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