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POEM:From motherly love
To motherly grief
Joseph must also know the effects
Of a loss truly undeserved
It should've been entirely me
He was only 11 years
A child who didn't reach adulthood
I'll revive you, I will find you living
In an end, tragedy cries
"Magos turned around ready"
Fingers tracing an invisible body
At times when breathing is the only meaning
When all one can experience is despair
From more to losing Santiago
Addiction to what could've been alive
"The audience wept along with Magos"
(⤴️ "" means quote from the book)
MOODBOARD:KEY MOODBOARD TERMS: GRIEF, LOSS, DEATH
Monstrilio’s Analyzation of themes: 654 wordsThe fragility of Monstrilio is something that should be highly valued. It tackles so many deep topics and while most of them dark, still has some light to the end of the tunnel. It is a one of a kind book in the literary landscape of dark and depressing reads. The themes of the books are as follows
First theme is about motherly love and grief. At the core and at the center of this novel is a mother. A mother that would risk everything for her son and would do everything to love and care for him. The unending love and familial connection is what drives Magos to do her actions of devastation that crosses typical ethical boundaries. Fatherly grief can also be applied here as Joseph is a someone who has deep connection as a biological father. Horror and thrill is what unveiled to them as Magos’s creation unfolded. Love can persist after death, and Magos would need to be the one to prove that right. With supernatural elements and a bizarre monster, who knows if Santiago’s true nature and love for his parents can be reciprocated which leads us to the second theme.
If someone like Santiago can even have an identity, is he even human? What “human” qualities does he encompasses? Does this life after death only alter the physical aspect of his character or changers/removes a major part of what makes human beings more unique than other species. The identity of Santiago is a common theme that is explored through his monstrous and uncommon form. Another thing is also said when his form day by day turns into something that resembles an actual human being. As Santiago/Monstrilio gets older, his features becomes more human and his physical appearance resemble a human being more. This comes to a point where Monstrilio cae now actually disguise himself as a human being. Pretending to be “human” and socializing in a world where his authentic self is not primarily something natural. Monstrilio, even though he came from a living being, is considered a monster by the people that nurtured him, it is only one his parents got used to his nature that the inevitably cared back to him. It's a sad reality for people who can also experience and relate to him as someone deemed an outcast in society and someone that doesn’t fit in to what is normal. His odd creation to this world and sometimes his weird animalistic instincts is a part of him that he can't erase and must handle these all by himself as he can't find anyone to relate to his intuitions and problems. There’s a fine line between monstrosity and humanity and this book tackles these topics through Santiago’s eyes which is a great discussion to what essentially makes someone’ s “humanity” authentic and real.
The last theme that I found in here is—Love. Love in itself is a core part of this book, from family love romantic love and platonic love. The relationships between Monstrilio and the humans that he interacts with is an example of how different niche relationship dynamics are formed and created when our differences are embodied through not only our physical appearance but also in our mental and emotional capacity. It’s not only Monstrilio being the one who needs love but also the people around him, and he slowly but surely learns t reciprocate all of it back with the norms and standards put into human relationships. It’s a fascinating deep dive into nurturing an entire separate identity bonded by love through all what could result in your actions. Magos’s actions let to Monstrilio being born or put into this world and for her, it felt like she becomes a parent once again, that hope and light that she needs are present and now unveiled in what she has created just from the lump of 11-year-old Santiago’s last dying breath.
gohnar are you employed? are you in school? just asking, not trynna imply anything bad
sama wrote: "gohnar are you employed? are you in school? just asking, not trynna imply anything bad"SAMA ONG
WOOO ELL JEE BEA TEA GOT SECOND‼️‼️‼️
gohnar...HOW R U ALREADY DONE IT IS LITERALLY THE FIRST DAY IT HAS BEEN A BOTM
evie *s-ia* wrote: "WOOO ELL JEE BEA TEA GOT SECOND‼️‼️‼️"Yepppppppp AND ITS ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS EVERRRRRRRRR 💓💓💓💓💓💓💓💓💓💓💓. I ABSOLUTELY LOVE "HIKARU" ✊😭😭😭.
But beware, the illustrations (yes there are illustrations in this book) can be a bit unsettling and definitely bizarre, mych like Junji Ito's books/mangas (the guy who made Uzumaki, if you're familiar with that series)
Oh yeah forgorFinished Reading The Summer Hikaru Died, Vol. 1.
Review: 288 words
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Gohnar23 wrote: "evie *s-ia* wrote: "WOOO ELL JEE BEA TEA GOT SECOND‼️‼️‼️"Yepppppppp AND ITS ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS EVERRRRRRRRR 💓💓💓💓💓💓💓💓💓💓💓. I ABSOLUTELY LOVE "HIKARU" ✊😭😭😭.
But beware, the illustrations (yes..."
i suggested it im so happy i watched the anime so this gives me an excuse to read the manga
sama wrote: "gohnar are you employed? are you in school? just asking, not trynna imply anything bad"15, 11th grade (◍•ᴗ•◍)✧*。
If your follow up question is how the hell did that happen. My answer is i did alla that in 1 hr. It doesn't take that much of a long time to write 1 poem 1 essay 1 moodboard 1 artwork & 1 book review. School requirements are 10 times worse than that. Like can you imagine them requiring to write an essay? But when an essay is said here and i zoom past it. I did alla that from 5 pm to 6.. I read the book in lunch and afterclass. Its just 73k words anyways, takes merely 2 hours to finish reading ꒰⑅ᵕ༚ᵕ꒱˖♡ happe laiff as always (ﾉ◕ヮ◕)ﾉ*.✧
Gohnar23 wrote: "If your follow up question is how the hell did that happen. My answer is i did alla that in 1 hr. It doesn't take that much of a long time to write 1 poem 1 essay 1 moodboard 1 artwork & 1 book rev..."as someone who’s also in 11th grade, that’s really impressive omg
But i swearrrrr gais Monstrilio is rilly gooooddddd,. The Summer Hikaru Died, Vol. 1 is toooooo. This probably the BOTM where both the first and the second place books are peakk!
where do you guys find these books
Fr neither of them were at my library
shania (hiatus) wrote: "where do you guys find these books"idk what im going to do either lwk
if someone has advice lmkkk
I have a pdf copy of monstrilio, if you’d like it feel free to dm me!
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Finished Reading The Summer Hikaru Died, Vol. 1.
Review: 288 words
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show..."
Oh by the way you need to read vol 1-5.
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challenge accepted <(￣︶￣)> See u exactly tomorrow
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guys my fave ytuber is also reaidng monstrilio for his book club lMAOOO
lol
THE CROWNE
Books mentioned in this topic
Monstrilio (other topics)The Summer Hikaru Died, Vol. 1 (other topics)
Authors mentioned in this topic
Gerardo Sámano Córdova (other topics)Mokumokuren (other topics)
Welcome to the month of October! The book chosen this month is Monstrilio by Gerardo Sámano Córdova. Here's the synopsis for it:
I wonder how many people will finish this one...
Please keep this topic discussion relevant to the book at hand.
The book in second place is The Summer Hikaru Died, Vol. 1 by Mokumokuren.
(Note that as the series falls under 'graphic novels' and is not yet finished, only volumes 1-5 will be a requirement to read. But you will be get double points per volume you read even beyond that.)
While you will only receive double points (upon logging) if you decide to read this, the second place book can be used to fulfill the ‘creativity’ prompts instead of the first. Note that you can only receive prompt points once unless stated otherwise.
● Finish the chosen book: +5
● Review over 100 words excluding quotes: +5
● Review over 500 words excluding quotes: +10
● Make a moodboard of the book (min. 3×3): +5
● Write an essay analysing and explaining the themes of the book (300+ words): +17
● Draw fanart of the first or second place book: +10, regardless of amount
● Write a poem based on the book (min. 50 words): +12, regardless of amount
● Write fanfiction based on the book: anything that comes to mind!: +5 every 250 words, until 20 Points. 2k words is worth 25, 5k is 30 and 10k is 40.
● (If you liked the book) Send fanmail in the form of an email to the author (min. 100 words): +10
● Longest Review: +10, one person
The prompts 5th to 9th can be—as stated above—used for either book. You can do it for both books, but you will only receive points worth for one.
If you have any ideas for prompts, please do suggest. You will be given five points if your prompt gets implemented.
The person with the most points earned at the end of the month gets to deduct -25 Points from a team of their choice.
If you have any questions, you can ask here. With that being stated, enjoy reading!