January After-Hours Book Club: Monstrilio
Overview
Discuss Monstrilio with curious readers in a warm, after-hours vibe—deep talk on grief, love, and what makes us human.
Details
HBB's January book club meeting will discuss Monstrilio by Gerardo Sámano Córdova!
Come early to hang out and socialize or meet us at 6:15pm to talk about the book. We'll be at the table in the back of the store.
About the book:
Grieving mother Magos cuts out a piece of her deceased eleven-year-old son Santiago’s lung. Acting on fierce maternal instinct and the dubious logic of an old folktale, she nurtures the lung until it gains sentience, growing into the carnivorous little Monstrilio she keeps hidden within the walls of her family’s decaying Mexico City estate. Eventually, Monstrilio begins to resemble the Santiago he once was, but his innate impulses—though curbed by his biological and chosen family’s communal care—threaten to destroy this fragile second chance at life.
A thought-provoking meditation on grief, acceptance, and the monstrous sides of love and loyalty, Gerardo Sámano Córdova blends bold imagination and evocative prose with deep emotional rigor. Told in four acts that span the globe from Brooklyn to Berlin, Monstrilio offers, with uncanny clarity, a cathartic and precise portrait of being human.
About the Bookstore:
Book club attendees get 10% of their purchase the day of the event!
Bathroom: All gender, but small and not normally available to the public because it's in the back office. The owner is making exceptions for people who are at the store for events. The sink is outside the bathroom.
Accessibility: There are no stairs. The bookstore aisles are wide enough for a wheelchair. The bathroom is not, however, and might not be accessible for other disabled people. It's very small and it's in the back office.
Covid: Masks optional. There will be an air purifier.
Parking: Unpaid parking is a bit of a walk, but there's paid street parking nearby and a cheap paid lot on the same block. Attendees are encouraged to use public trans.
Drinks are welcome, but please no food unless medically needed.
Buy the book through HBB's bookshop.org page: https://bookshop.org/shop/hauntedburrowbooks
(Please set your supported store to HBB!)
Listen to the book here through HBB's Libro.FM page:
https://libro.fm/audiobooks/9781696612173-monstrilio
(Please set your supported store to HBB!)
Or pick up a copy at Haunted Burrow Books!
Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/62888191-monstrilio