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Book Review By Ian Peter Avery
Cat's Eye by Margaret Atwood

The main character is tormented at school because her parents are poor and different. In adult life she becomes a painter but her childhood trauma haunts her and she struggles to make sense of her life and relationships with men and women.


Plot & Themes
Tone of book? - thoughtful
Time/era of story - 1980's-1999
Life of a profession:
Is this an adult or child's book? - Adult or Young Adult Book
Job/Profession/Status story Yes

Main Character
Gender - Female
Profession/status:
Ethnicity/Nationality

Main Adversary
Identity: - Female
Profession/status:
Eccentric/Smart/Dumb: Yes
Eccentric:
How sensitive is this character?
Sense of humor - Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence - below average

Setting
How much descriptions of surroundings? - 8 ()
The Americas (not US): Yes
The Americas: - Canada
City? Yes

Writing Style
Sex in book? Yes
What kind of sex: - actual description of hetero sex - Boob talk! - Weiner talk!
Amount of dialog - significantly more descript than dialog
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