Audiobook8 hours
Monstrilio
Written by Gerardo Sámano Córdova
Narrated by Victoria Villarreal and Johnny Rey Diaz
Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
4.5/5
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A "genuinely scary" horror debut written in "prose so beautiful you won't want to rush" about a boy who transforms into a monster, a monster who tries to be a man, and the people who love him in every form he takes (Ana Reyes)
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 Cordova 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.
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 Cordova 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.
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Reviews for Monstrilio
Rating: 4.3428571428571425 out of 5 stars
4.5/5
105 ratings4 reviews
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Creepy and uncomfortable. I couldn't look away. Spot on narration.
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Didn’t love it, didn’t hate it. But it was ok
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Really good. Loved the story. I’m a bit confused but still a really nice story.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Beautifully written and totally underhyped. ❤️ I read this book as a hardcover but I'm so happy to see it on audio!