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El Paso Matters • Mary’s Must Read Book Club • Two Book Girls EP • Librarian Mychal Threets Book Club • Book Hoarders BC • Short Shelf Book Club
Book Club Questions for The Witches of El Paso
- The novel is set on the border between Juarez, Mexico and El Paso, TX. How does this setting influence the story? Could it take place anywhere else?
- What other kinds of borders, literal or metaphorical, are present in the novel?
- There are three time periods in the novel: modern-day El Paso, 1940s El Paso during WWII, and 1792 in Colonial Mexico/New Spain. Which time period resonated the most for you?
- What surprised you most about the story?
- Do you have any favorite scenes or images from the book that have stayed with you?
- The novel is about the women in a family over many generations. Were there characters who reminded you of anyone in your own family?
- Do you have any family members with supernatural abilities or gifts? Have you had any unexplained or “magical” experiences of your own?
- What did you notice about food in the book? How does it relate to the characters, setting, or plot?
- If you could travel back in time like Nena, what time period would you choose to travel to and why?
- How would you adapt the book into a film or TV series? Who would you cast in the leading roles?