SuitabookLiving with the hawk
Robert Currie
- Reading
- Read at a pace that leaves room to pause after scenes involving team behaviour. Invite your reader to talk about what Blair might see as the right thing to do, without requiring a quick answer.
- Themes
- Doing what is right: Blair struggles to do what is right while facing challenging circumstances. The premise foregrounds moral decision-making, but does not establish which choices Blair makes or how the story evaluates them.
- Hazing and control: Jordan is described as needing to control others and physically intimidates Blair during football; Blair also faces taunting and hazing. The harmful behaviour is clearly present, but its wider consequences and how the narrative addresses it are not established.
- Brotherly support: Blake used to stand up for Blair but now seems ambivalent about helping; Blair resents this and also understands it. The relationship is presented as emotionally complicated; whether it shifts or resolves is unknown.
- Worth knowing
- Taunting and hazing include physical intimidation on the football field. If these topics are sensitive for your reader, consider checking in as you read together.