However, what I love about Noemí’s character is how she picks and chooses her battles without ever losing her conviction. Noemí also can’t leave the house without supervision of a family member because that would be “indecent.” So, while I’m screaming for Noemí to just grab her cousin and GTFO the entire book, I know it’ll lead to legal consequences that could put them both in a worse position than before. He has final say in Catalina’s care as well as her money, so Noemí has no jurisdiction to take her without his permission. She knows she can only push so much because Catalina is under her husband, Virgil’s, guardianship. While she is intelligent and strong and isn’t afraid to showcase that, she understands very well she’s unwelcome. From the moment she enters the house, Noemí has to rely on her charm to be underestimated enough to be safe. I think this one statement echoes throughout the entire book. In the first few chapters Noemí mentions how women must be nice and pleasant or they’ll be considered bitches and life becomes rough for them.
This is definitely Get Out but from a female perspective and this mainly shows through behavior.
Now, Noemí must fight through the crumbling house, cryptic nightmares, and the parasitic family to escape with her cousin. That is until the patriarch of the household takes a sudden interest in her. They are a destitute but resilient aristocratic family and from the moment Noemí enters the house, it’s made clear she’s not welcome. Understandably concerned, Noemí is sent to the High Place, the home of Catalina’s in-laws, the Doyle’s. The letter says she’s seeing ghosts, evil is invading the house, and her husband is trying to poison her. In 1950s Mexico, Noemí Taboada receives a disturbing letter from her recently married cousin, Catalina. Recovering from our high-flying adventure with The Disasters by MK England, we’re now coming back down to Earth and the past with Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia. Here’s the first SPOILER: The mushrooms are evil!Īctually, it’s the Doyle Family, but before we go any further, hello readers! Welcome back to the Audacity Book Club.
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