Jessica 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?

Jessica There are definitely books that are too heavy handed in preaching certain viewpoints, even though they are views I agree with. In this book, I did not…moreThere are definitely books that are too heavy handed in preaching certain viewpoints, even though they are views I agree with. In this book, I did not get that sense at all. All the issues were included in a way that fit into the story organically.(less)

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