SuitabookLibre
Patrick Ness
- Reading
- Let the reader set the pace for discussing Adam’s relationships.
- Themes
- A day of converging pressures: The story follows Adam through a difficult day in which old memories and new heartaches converge with family and work pressures. The story brings Adam’s memories, relationships, and family and work pressures together over a difficult day.
- Worth knowing
- Family rejection of Adam’s homosexuality, an unpleasant work ultimatum and his brother’s pregnancy-related situation may prompt questions or strong feelings. The ghost’s emergence also brings a suspenseful supernatural element.