Revolver Themes

In Revolver, religion is woven into the everyday life of Sig and his family. For Sig's mom and stepmom, belief in the Bible and faith in God is what keeps them going. But not everyone thinks this i...

According to American dream, we can all be rich and famous one day. The bummer for most of us though, is that we wake up from the dream one morning only to be greeted by a harsh dose of reality. Re...

Revolver is a story packed full of double meaning and nuance. Sig tries to give a completely accurate portrayal of events, but the truth is that he was too young and naïve to know what his dad was...

Knowledge in Revolver is more about awareness and wisdom than learning from books in school. There are certain important truths that some characters are privy to and others are not—like Einar and...

For a mystery set out in the middle of nowhere, Revolver sure does pile up the bodies. Einar may have dreamed about finding gold, but the reality is more like bloody corpses and frozen dreams. From...

Sig's constantly faced with decisions about religion, violence, and his own actions, and he turns to his parents for support—the only trouble is that his mom and dad think completely opposite thi...

A mystery novel with the theme of fear… could things get any more predictable? Actually yes, because Sedgwick does some truly interesting stuff with fear here. Unlike a low-grade horror novel abo...

Sig reminds us time and again that everyone tells stories, even dead people—but if you're searching for ghosts and zombies, you're reading the wrong book. Sig if more interested in unraveling the...