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Pete Hautman
- Reading
- Before reading, explain that the story involves a closed religious community and an anticipated apocalypse. Check in after early chapters about Jacob’s choices, without assuming the book has settled what is true.
- Themes
- Faith, doubt and belonging: Jacob’s allegiance to the Grace is challenged as his sheltered understanding encounters people and possibilities beyond Nodd. The book?s stance on this remains unclear.
- Isolation and the wider world: Nodd is enclosed by a high fence and presented as the only world Jacob knows, while encounters with a newcomer and Lynna challenge that separation. The book?s stance on this remains unclear.
- Worth knowing
- Some readers may want support with the cult setting, apocalyptic expectations, the wolf’s killing of sheep, and Jacob’s emotionally significant relationship with Lynna; the ending and intensity of these elements remain unclear.