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Book Review By Lucy Johnson
Rivers West by Louis L'Amour

Jean Talon leaves his native Canada to find work building boats in the quickly expanding United States. He is headed for Pittsburgh but before he hardly steps foot into the country, he finds himself in the center of a twisted plot to conquer parts of the United States! To make matters worse, there is also a beauty involved only she doesn't seem to know that evil surrounds her and she won't believe what Jean tells her! Despite her cold shoulder, Jean follows her and the evil Captain Macklem to St. Louis where Jean is determined to stop Macklem's plot.


Plot & Themes
Tone of story - suspenseful (sophisticated fear)
Time/era of story:
Kid or adult book? - Adult or Young Adult Book
descript. of violence and chases - 30 %
Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 30 %
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 20 %
How society works & physical descript. (people, objects, places) - 20 %
Western Yes
Story primarily about - fighting outlaws

Main Character
Gender - Male
Age: - 20's-30's
Ethnicity/Race

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

Setting
United States Yes
The US: - Midwest
Water? Yes

Writing Style
Accounts of torture and death? - moderately detailed references to deaths
Amount of dialog - significantly more descript than dialog
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