SBVC - Queer Book Club: Monstrilio

Queer Book Club: Monstrilio

Come join us for our book club discussion on Gerardo Sámano Córdova's Monstrilio! We'll discuss what we thought of the story over some refreshments, then pick out our book for the next month.

If you're not familiar with the novel, here is the Goodreads synopsis: "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."

If you'd like to get a start on November's book, we will be reading Yes, Daddy by Jonathan Parks-Ramage. Feel free to bring suggestions for the December selection. While there's no hard-and-fast rules about what can be nominated, try to keep focused on stories that fit somewhere in the acronym: LGBTQIA+.

You don't need to purchase the book each month to join. I personally use the smartphone apps Libby or Hoopla to borrow an e-book copy from the Santa Barbara Public Library, while other members borrow physical versions from the Library. If you do end up purchasing a copy, do try to support your local bookstores like Chaucer's Books on State Street. Audiobook readers are welcome as well- whatever works best for you!