SuitabookMelt
Selene Castrovilla
- Reading
- Consider checking in when the story addresses Joey witnessing family violence or the later shattering event, and let the reader choose whether to pause or talk. The book’s treatment of these events is not clear in advance.
- Themes
- Domestic violence and secrecy: Joey tells no one about the domestic violence he witnesses at home. The situation is part of the story’s framing, but the overview does not show how the violence or Joey’s silence are judged.
- Alcoholism: Joey’s alcoholism is presented as one challenge facing his relationship with Dorothy. Its presence is clear, but the overview does not establish whether the book criticises, explains or otherwise frames it.
- Love and peer pressure: Dorothy falls for Joey, and peer pressure is named alongside his reputation as a challenge to their relationship. The overview frames the work as a love story but does not establish whether the relationship or its choices are endorsed or criticised.
- Worth knowing
- The story includes domestic violence witnessed by Joey at home, alcoholism, peer pressure and a shattering event affecting Dorothy. The event’s nature and the degree of detail are unclear.