| The main character, along with his 2 children return to the small town of Black Rock for a little R&R and to also get over the death of his much loved wife. But the town has been selected for an experiment in mind control by a consortium of military and corporate fanatics. The hapless town's folk are unaware that their minds can be controlled at will by a sadistic scientist who is out for revenge, especially on women, whom he both adores and loathes at the same time. The only clue the main character has is that the towns folk all get night chills….. | ||
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Plot & Themes Tone of story - suspenseful (sophisticated fear) Time/era of story: Medical Thriller Yes Medical Plotlets: Kid or adult book? - Adult or Young Adult Book descript. of violence and chases - 10 % Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 20 % Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 50 % How society works & physical descript. (people, objects, places) - 20 % Main Character Gender - Male Profession/status: Age: - 20's-30's Ethnicity/Race Main Adversary Identity: - Male Age: - 40's-50's Profession/status: Motive of antagonist - revenge The antagonists are: - evil doctors How sensitive is this character? Sense of humor - Cynical sense of humor Intelligence - Genius Setting United States Yes Small town? Yes Small town people: - nice, like Andy/Opie/Aunt Bee Writing Style Accounts of torture and death? - moderately detailed references to deaths Explicit sex in book? Yes What kind of sex: - descript of kissing - touching of anatomy - licking - impregnation/reproduction - actual description of sex - descript. of breasts - descript. of other female areas A lot of techno jargon? Yes Kind of jargon? - biology/medical Unusual forms of death - biohazard/virus - perforation--swords/knives Unusual form of death? Yes Amount of dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog |
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