| The Telling is the latest book in the Ekumen series. Like the others it features a human visitor to a strange world. Aka is a world rather like modern, developing China. The people are in the process of an industrial revolution and the government is intent on repressing and destroying anything old or outmoded. When the heroine, Sully, manages to escape from the empty modern culture to investigate the traditional culture of a backwoods town she finds much more than she bargained for. The book turns into a fight to save what remains of a traditional culture from destruction at the hands of fanatics. | ||
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Plot & Themes Tone of book - sensitive (sigh....) FANTASY or SCIENCE FICTION? - science fiction story Repressive society story Yes Repressive because: Is this an adult or child's book? - Adult or Young Adult Book Cultural problems, alien culture Yes Culture clash- - one culture tries to impose its culture on another group Descript. of chases or violence - 0 % planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 10 % Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 30 % Descript. of society, phenomena (tech), places - 60 % Intense exploration of society's culture? Yes Main Character Identity: - Female Profession/status: Age: - 20's-30's Main Adversary Identity: - Male Age: - 20's-30's Profession/status: Eccentric: Yes How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - an average amount How sensitive is this character? Sense of humor - Cynical sense of humor Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters Setting Terrain A substantial portion of this book takes place on a non-Earth planetary body: - humans in a futuristic society - inhabited by friendly aliens - very controlled society Planet outside solar system? Yes Writing Style Accounts of torture and death? - no torture/death scientific jargon? (SF only) - some scientific explanation How much dialogue? - significantly more dialog than descript |
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