SuitabookSee no evil
Mary L. Hamilton
- Reading
- Before reading, mention that bereavement, illness, guilt and pornography-related temptation are part of the story. Afterwards, invite the reader to distinguish the character’s choices from the book’s moral judgement.
- Themes
- Disability and independence: Steven is blind, trains for a triathlon and resists his mother’s protectiveness while remembering his father’s lessons. The opening presents both practical independence and tension around how others respond to blindness.
- Guilt, secrecy and self-worth: Steven’s father’s death, a hidden past and the fear of exposure shape his efforts to train and help his friend. The book?s stance on this remains unclear.
- Faith and temptation: The author describes the story as involving a blind young man struggling with pornography, while the plot refers to Dillon’s dangerous path and Steven’s fear of exposing his own past. The book?s stance on this remains unclear.
- Worth knowing
- The book includes a serious illness affecting a beloved nurse, a parent’s death, guilt, a dangerous path involving Dillon, growing romantic feelings and a sexualised temptation described as pornography.