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Book Review By Will B.
The Memory of Earth by Orson Scott Card

All was not well on the world of Harmony. The powerful artificial inteligence that prevented people from building weapons of mass destruction was failing. Society was not doomed immediately, but unless some humans were willing to leave the planet, the species would eventuall die. And very few were willing to leave...


Plot & Themes
Tone of book -
FANTASY or SCIENCE FICTION? - science fiction story
Political power play Yes
Political plotlets - factions fight within govt for control
Adversaries are… -
Is this an adult or child's book? - Adult or Young Adult Book

Main Character
Identity: - Male
Profession/status:
Age: - a teen

Main Adversary
Identity: - Male
Age: - 40's-50's
Profession/status:
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - a moderate amount
How sensitive is this character?
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Average intelligence

Setting
Terrain
A substantial portion of this book takes place on a non-Earth planetary body: - humans in a futuristic society
Planet outside solar system? Yes

Writing Style
Accounts of torture and death? - explicit references to deaths
scientific jargon? (SF only) - none/very little science jargon needed
Sex in book? Yes
What kind of sex: - impregnation/reproduction -
How much dialogue? - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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