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Book Review By Xiran Shao
The City of Gold and Lead - Tripods Trilogy 2 by John Christopher

A group of kids and other free people fighting a race called the tripods. The tripod captures people and makes them their slaves!


Plot & Themes
Tone of book - depressing/sad
FANTASY or SCIENCE FICTION? - science fiction story
Youngster becomes - an adult (general)
Repressive society story Yes
Repressive because:
Tech./$$$/Info hunt Yes
Stealing/recovering/destroying
Is this an adult or child's book? - Kid's book (ages 7-14)
Descript. of chases or violence - 20 %
planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 30 %
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 20 %
Descript. of society, phenomena (tech), places - 30 %
Who's a slave/repressed? - humans are slaves of other humans

Main Character
Identity: - Male
Profession/status:
Age: - 20's-30's

Main Adversary
Identity: - Male
Age: - 20's-30's
Profession/status:
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - a substantial amount
How sensitive is this character?
Sense of humor - Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence - Average intelligence

Setting
Terrain
Earth setting: - 20th century
Takes place on Earth? Yes

Writing Style
Accounts of torture and death? - explicit references to torture
scientific jargon? (SF only) - an average amount of scientific explanation
Sex in book? Yes
What kind of sex: - descript of kissing
How much dialogue? - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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