Our Fault

Content Warning: This section of the guide includes discussion of sexual content.

Compare and contrast Noah Morgan’s and Nick Leister’s first-person narrative accounts. What does Noah’s outlook on her life and relationship, past and future, suggest about her character? What does Nick’s outlook suggest about his? How would the novel’s conflicts and themes differ if written from an alternate point of view or solely from one of their points of view?

Explore the role of the characters’ past lives in their present experiences. What struggles, trials, and tragedies have Noah and Nick undergone? How do these experiences continue to influence how they see themselves in the present? How do they ultimately move beyond the past?

Compare and contrast Noah’s and Nick’s family situations. Explore how their familial relationships impact their romantic relationship with each other. What fears and insecurities do their parental dynamics particularly cause them as they anticipate Andrew’s birth?