In this bonus episode, we get trapped in the eerie halls of Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia.
Tune in as we explore haunted houses, unsettling family secrets, colonial undertones—and yes, magic mushrooms. This one’s all decay, dread, and dark delights.
Trigger Warnings: this episode contains references to gaslighting, rape, incest and cannibalism, which some listeners might find upsetting.
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
Other books mentioned in this episode:
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 (run by Lucia with minimal input from Corrie!!)
Thank you for listening! You can send your feedback, thoughts, questions and book recommendations to us at reading.materials.podcast@gmail.com.
