SuitabookWither
Lauren DeStefano
- Reading
- Discuss the premise before reading, especially autonomy and experimentation. During reading, pause after major choices to separate what characters want from what they can freely choose; leave space to talk about the ending afterwards.
- Themes
- Autonomy under coercion: Rhine is kidnapped and made a bride, then tries to escape and regain her liberty. The book?s stance on this remains unclear.
- Science and moral limits: Linden’s father seeks a cure and collects corpses for experiments as the virus threatens his son. The book?s stance on this remains unclear.
- Trust in unequal relationships: Rhine lives among wealth, other wives and servants, placing trust in Gabriel while navigating relationships with Linden and the other wives. The book?s stance on this remains unclear.
- Worth knowing
- Be prepared for kidnapping, forced polygamous marriage, a deadly illness, threatened death of young people, confinement and corpses being collected for experiments. The emotional impact of these elements may vary.