SuitabookThe other side of gold
Alexander Jacobs
- Reading
- Read together or check in afterwards about the parts involving exclusion and war. Let the reader choose which moments to discuss; the story’s ending and level of detail are unclear.
- Themes
- Belonging and exclusion: Cayden is described as not fitting in with village boys and being picked on because he has no parents and a golden eye. The premise establishes social exclusion, but not whether or how the story judges the behaviour.
- War and restoring balance: Cayden’s quest becomes connected to bringing balance to a world described as thrown into war. The conflict is part of the premise, but the story’s stance towards it is unknown.
- Worth knowing
- The premise includes being picked on, having no parents, and a world at war. How these are depicted, and how intense the conflict becomes, remain unclear.