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Goddess of filth by v castro7/3/2023 ![]() ![]() In fact, the goddess emboldens Fernanda, a straight-laced, straight-A, virgin to seek out the pleasure she is too scared to acknowledge. The “inhabitant” is the eater of sin, sucking secrets out of people, or outright destroying them. ![]() My book club discussed whether Goddess of Filth is even about possession, a common subgenre in horror movies and books. It is Lourdes who comes up with the idea to contact a professor of languages who knows Nahuatl and figure out what Fernanda’s “inhabitant” is saying. In contrast, the other character Casto focuses on is Lourdes, who continues working at Sonic, a fast food restaurant, after high school. Fernanda, who is preparing for college in the fall, starts acting weirdly, very sexual despite being a virgin, smearing black lipstick around her mouth, speaking in Nahuatl, and sitting on the lawn naked. ![]() We were five Chicanas living in San Antonio, Texas, one year out of high school.Īfter they form the circle, they call upon an old spirit to come to them. The summary includes a quote that captures the beginning nicely:įive of us sat in a circle doing our best to emulate the girls in The Craft, hoping to unleash some power to take us all away from our home to the place of our dreams. ![]() For the horror book club I lead I chose a short book for December, knowing that everyone gets more busy. ![]()
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