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Book Review By Jack Goodstein
The Erasers by Alain Robbe-Grillet

Eight murders have been committed, one a day for eight days, in an unidentified Flemish town. When a ninth, a retired profesor, is murdered, Wallas, a police agent, is called in to investigate. The novel follows him around for twenty four hours as he searches for the killer or killers. The problem is that one cannot be certain that the professor is even dead. As the day progresses, it also seems possible that it is Wallas himself that is the assassin.


Plot & Themes
Tone of story - suspenseful (sophisticated fear)
Time/era of story:
Special suspect? - investigator him/herself
Murder of certain profession?
Kind of investigator
Kid or adult book? - Adult or Young Adult Book
descript. of violence and chases - 10 %
Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 50 %
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 20 %
How society works & physical descript. (people, objects, places) - 20 %
Crime Thriller Yes
Murder Mystery (killer unknown) Yes

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

Main Adversary
Identity: - Male
Age: - 40's-50's
Profession/status:
The antagonists are: - racists/KKK
How sensitive is this character?
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Average intelligence

Setting
Europe Yes
European country: - Germany

Writing Style
Amount of dialog - significantly more descript than dialog
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