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Book Review By Jamie Bryant
Centennial by James Michener

This book covers the changing environment, politics, peoples, religion, and
economy of a small town in Colorado. These changes take place over several
hundred years as it follows the lives of several key players: A Native
American Chief, his daughter, trappers, farmers, pioneers, Cattle barons,
robber barons, businessmen, and, finally, politicians.


Plot & Themes
Tone of book? - thoughtful
Time/era of story - 1600-1899
Ethnic/Regional/Religion
Is this an adult or child's book? - Adult or Young Adult Book
Ethnic/regional/gender life Yes

Main Character
Gender - Male
Profession/status:
Age: - 40's-50's
Ethnicity/Nationality

Main Adversary
Identity: - none
How sensitive is this character?
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Very much smarter than other characters

Setting
United States Yes
The US: - West - Northeast

Writing Style
Sex in book? Yes
What kind of sex: - descript of kissing
Amount of dialog - significantly more descript than dialog
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