Espooky Tales Book Club for Busy People
A horror book club for busy people, we aim to read horror by Latine authors and we take our time with each book, since we are busy people.
Current Book: Gods of Jade and Shadow by Sylvia Moreno-Garcia
We chose this as book one for the book club because many of the myths and legends we have discussed on the podcast make an appearance. In Gods of Jade and Shadow, you meet Casiopea Tun, who lives with her not so nice abuelo and primo, Martin. They say she should be grateful, but she just wants to escape and be free of them. One day, she finds a box and sets off on an adventure involving Maya Gods and demons, all while the jazz age in 1920s Mexico is on full blast.
Since we are close to finishing this book, we are sending out the questionnaire, so that you all have time to finish reading and send in your answers to the questions. We’ll include them in the book club episode!
Discussion Questions:
Reply with your answers to the discussion questions and we’ll read your answers in the book club episode!
Discuss Martin’s perception of the world versus Casiopea’s. Why do you think, raised under the same roof, they see things so differently?
What did you think about the ending? Do you wish anything had been different?
What were your first impressions of the characters and Did your feelings about the characters change through the book?
In many ways, Casiopea and Hun-Kame’s relationship evolves from city to city as they travel. What did you make of this progression? Did you enjoy the romance in this story? What did you think of the larger balance being struct between humanity and godliness?
The story takes place during the Jazz Age in Mexico and covers a lot of ground. Was there a particular location or aspect of this time/place that stood out to you? Could this take place in 2020?
Did you enjoy this book? Rate it out of 5.
4. What Book Do You Want to add to the Book Club List?
