Oh man hearing "extended essay" gave me war flashbacks 😂 Love this list! I definitely need to get to The Hacienda soon. Mexican Gothic is one of my faves and What Moves the Dead was soooo good (for my reading taste at least). Build Your House Around My Body might also be gothic by that definition haha and I really enjoyed that too!
I don’t think I have really read any other gothic novels aside from Mexican Gothic. Yes I did read Frankenstein for school as well. I remember really enjoying it but I read it 25 years ago. 😂 Typing that made me feel very old.
🏡 This isn’t typically a genre for me - spooky stuff generally makes me feel uncomfortable and I don’t like it! 😆 - so I have zero recs for you, but “The Hacienda” sounds quite interesting from your set here…
Here is one of the poems it is a poetic interpretation of head of a dead young man painting by theodore gericault Head of a dead young man Beneath a canvas coarse and crass, the head of a young man upon a cushion soft and of care; feminine chin; upon the lower lip the blood of God; fine nose; hair of an infant here...and...down there; upon his front, the sublime illumination, that descends, intimately, as though of ivory flame.... ...when, of lavender and of rose, ascending vaguely towards the exegetic darkness, the offal; disclosed thus, profound and grave, an immense lesion, as though of a dolourous ulcer...from where all comes...where all returns....
De dechets et du sang... ...brulant... ...tus.... Of offal and of the blood... ...burning... ...still.... it is free with kindle unlimited it is a collection of English/French poems and short stories hope you like something if you read
Oh man hearing "extended essay" gave me war flashbacks 😂 Love this list! I definitely need to get to The Hacienda soon. Mexican Gothic is one of my faves and What Moves the Dead was soooo good (for my reading taste at least). Build Your House Around My Body might also be gothic by that definition haha and I really enjoyed that too!
It was trial by fire honestly 😂 Thanks so much for the recs, I gotta check them out!
What’s your favourite gothic book? Gimme recs!
I really need to finally read Mexican Gothic! It sounds really good and great for this time of the year.
It's so good!
I don’t think I have really read any other gothic novels aside from Mexican Gothic. Yes I did read Frankenstein for school as well. I remember really enjoying it but I read it 25 years ago. 😂 Typing that made me feel very old.
Hahah it;s ok my school days are behind me too 😂
🏡 This isn’t typically a genre for me - spooky stuff generally makes me feel uncomfortable and I don’t like it! 😆 - so I have zero recs for you, but “The Hacienda” sounds quite interesting from your set here…
Hahah fair enough, I've been loving spooky stuff!
Here is one of the poems it is a poetic interpretation of head of a dead young man painting by theodore gericault
Head of a dead young man
Beneath a canvas coarse and crass, the head of a young man upon a cushion soft and of care; feminine chin; upon the lower lip the blood of God; fine nose; hair of an infant here...and...down there; upon his front, the sublime illumination, that descends, intimately, as though of ivory flame.... ...when, of lavender and of rose, ascending vaguely towards the exegetic darkness, the offal; disclosed thus, profound and grave, an immense lesion, as though of a dolourous ulcer...from where all comes...where all returns....
Wow so evocative, thank you for sharing it with me.
De dechets et du sang... ...brulant... ...tus.... Of offal and of the blood... ...burning... ...still.... it is free with kindle unlimited it is a collection of English/French poems and short stories hope you like something if you read
Thanks so much for the recommendation!