Revolver Analysis

Brrr… this novel makes us want to reach for a blanket and a warm cup of cocoa. Right from the beginning, we're told about the frigid landscape: […] patches of frost and ice still clung to his b...

Revolver is told in a third person limited omniscient narrative voice. Yeah, that's a ridiculously long name, isn't it? Thankfully the idea behind this all is pretty simple. Basically, third person...

Secretive crimes? Check. Innocent victims? Check. Trying to find the truth? Check. Yep, Revolver sure is a mystery. And the thing about this mystery, is that it's set in the past—and though the c...

By the time we finished reading this book, we didn't have any fingernails left. That's because we were constantly biting them during the full-on, edge-of-our-seat, super-tense scenes that show up t...

Sedgwick doesn't like to beat around the bush. He tells it like it is—no frills, and no nonsense. The dialogue between the characters is oftentimes direct and to the point, which is fitting since...

In case you didn't notice, the gun in this book plays a big role. It causes a bunch of fights between Sig's parents, and is a major feature in his journey to figure out whether he wants to be like...

Sig finally gets his hands on the gun. Held hostage this whole time by Wolff, we fully expect him to pull the trigger… but instead he just leaves. Wait, what? We're surprised when Sig leaves with...

Although Revolver is full of big questions about violence and religion and stuff like that, there really isn't anything in the book that makes reading it too tricky or difficult. The style is prett...

Even the Dead Tell Stories When Sig's dad dies, he's not sure what to do, so he goes to the body to find out what happened to his old man out on the ice. He might have died of frost out there on th...

Revolver was a recipient of a Printz Honor and shortlisted for the CILIP Carnegie Children's Book Award. If all those swanky awards don't make you want to read it, what will?   (Source.)A...

In terms of sex, Revolver lacks steamy romance, and instead sticks to rape references. We're not given anything beyond small hints about this though. Sig's journey is one of learning about his dad'...

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