Going Bovine Themes

You might think that the biggest transformation Cam undergoes in Going Bovine is developing mad cow disease, but rotting brain aside, his metamorphosis into a dude who cares is pretty freaking spec...

You can't discuss Going Bovine without addressing death—you know, since it's a story about a kid dying of mad cow disease and all. Plus, throughout the book we get a smattering of people's philos...

The fact that Cameron is dying from a disease that causes rapid degeneration of the brain makes Going Bovine pretty fascinating on the reality front. Which is more real, Cam's quest to save the wor...

As Cameron struggles with the reality of his imminent demise, he grapples with some of life's biggest questions. When he tries to find answers, though, he is conflicted about which philosophy he sh...

Family is tough when you're a teenager, and almost everyone goes through a phase where the mere sight of their parents is eye roll inducing, while siblings become sworn enemies. In Going Bovine, Ca...

Most people want to believe to at least some degree that we can control our fate based on the choices we make along the way. But what if our paths were laid out for us from the very beginning, and...

One of the more impressive things Cam does while on his quest in Going Bovine—well, other than defeating fire giants and closing a wormhole to a parallel dimension—is undergoing a massive trans...

Teenage boys aren't the only ones who have a hard time distinguishing between love, lust, and sex, but in Going Bovine, this is exactly what Cameron—our resident teenage boy—has a difficult tim...

It's not a particularly big leap to see why a kid who is dying would spend a lot of time contemplating the nature of human existence. Add a fascination with everything quantum physics-related, and...