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Book Review By Tracey Ray
The Face by Dean Koontz

A retired police detective who is head of security for the most famous actor in America, has his job cut out for him and he must puzzle the mystery of some rather strange threats to the actor. Researching these bizarre threats carries him to an individual that begins his spiral into other worldly experiences that make him question his own grip on reality.


Plot & Themes
Tone of story - suspenseful (sophisticated fear)
Time/era of story:
Kid or adult book? - Adult or Young Adult Book
Horror Story? Yes
Horror plotlets - the mad stabber chased me!
descript. of violence and chases - 30 %
Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 30 %
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 30 %
How society works & physical descript. (people, objects, places) - 10 %

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

Main Adversary
Identity: - Male
Age: - 20's-30's
Profession/status:
Eccentric: Yes
Motive of antagonist - kicks
How sensitive is this character?
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters

Setting
United States Yes
The US: - California
Misc setting - fancy mansion

Writing Style
Accounts of torture and death? - very gorey descriptions deaths/dead bodies
Explicit sex in book? Yes
What kind of sex: - vague references - descript. of other female areas
Unusual forms of death - poisoning - run over - perforation--bullets - blunt clubbing (like seals)
Unusual form of death? Yes
Amount of dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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