cbr17bingo Border Now this was an interesting one. Mexican Gothic is my jam, and I thought that this would be along that vein, but it turned out to be definitely its own thing – an intriguing cross between fictionalized family lore and magical realism. And when I looked up the translation of Part Two – El Tragabalas, I discover that it is the book’s title in Spanish, but it is also the title of a fairly well known Mexican movie from the mid-60s, and the […]
Not Exactly Mexican Gothic, But Close Enough
The Bullet Swallower by Elizabeth Gonzalez James

