Bonus Episode: Mexican Gothic

Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia book cover

Episode Timepoints:

00:00 - Intro

00:20 - Life updates

02:45 - An introduction to the author

05:50 - Spoiler warning

06:30 - The blurb

08:10 - A discussion of Mexican Gothic

55:10 - The book we will be discussing next time

56:15 - Outro

 

Listen to full episode :

 

In this bonus episode we get trapped in a creepy old house as we discuss Silvia Moreno-Garcia's Mexican Gothic. Join us as we talk about horror, colonialism and magic mushrooms.


Trigger Warnings: this episode contains references to gaslighting, rape, incest and cannibalism, which some listeners might find upsetting.

 

Other Books Mentioned:

Book Lovers by Emily Henry

Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte

Frankenstein by Mary Shelley

Dracula by Bram Stoker

Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde by Robert Louis Stevenson

Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte

The Turn of the Screw by Henry James

 

Links:

Silvia Moreno-Garcia on Goodreads

Reading Materials on Goodreads

Lucia on Goodreads

Corrie on Goodreads

Reading Materials on Instagram

 

Thank you for listening! You can send your feedback, thoughts, questions and book recommendations to us at reading.materials.podcast@gmail.com.

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