SuitabookRiding the universe
Gaby Triana
- Reading
- Read alongside a conversation about changing friendships, consent and communication in romantic relationships, and the difference between an inherited object and the memories attached to it. Pause if grief or family-origin questions feel personal.
- Themes
- Grief and treasured objects: Chloé’s late uncle is closely associated with the Harley motorcycle she rides and values. The motorcycle appears to function as both freedom and an emotional link to Seth, but the wider treatment of grief is not clear.
- Adoption and belonging: Chloé has adoptive parents and becomes curious about the identity of her birth parents, while worrying about the effect on her adoptive family. The book’s stance on this remains unclear.
- Friendship, romance and communication: Tutoring brings Gordon into Chloé’s life while her long friendship with Rock becomes complicated by romantic feelings and jealousy. The relationships are presented as emotionally significant but unsettled, with attraction, loyalty and communication pulling in different directions.
- Worth knowing
- Give particular attention to bereavement, adoption and uncertainty about birth parents, alongside romantic and friendship tensions.