The Savages
Matt Whyman
- Reading
- If the grisly premise might be unsettling, read the opening together first, then check in about the tone and how the fatal incident is handled before deciding whether to continue.
- Themes
- Family eating practices: The book addresses family eating practices; the detail of how it is developed remains unclear. The unusual practice is central to the premise, but its presence alone does not establish the book’s position on it.
- Sasha and Jack: The book addresses sasha and jack; the detail of how it is developed remains unclear. The book’s stance on this remains unclear.
- Worth knowing
- The premise includes cannibalism, and a prank involving Sasha’s younger brother is described as leading to a model’s death. The tone is presented as darkly comic.