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Book Review By Michael Jung
Monet's Ghost by Chelsea Quinn Yarbro

Geena Howe has a special gift. By looking at a painting in a certain way, she can transport herself into the picture and travel the world inside. To go home, however, she must return to the exact spot where she arrived. Unfortunately, while journeying through a Monet painting, Geena finds the painting's world has a ghost that constantly reshapes scenery and people. When the ghost erases the area where Geena arrived, she becomes trapped in the painting. To escape, Geena must brave the shifting landscapes and discover who and what the ghost really is.


Plot & Themes
Tone of book - very upbeat
FANTASY or SCIENCE FICTION? - part earth & part fantasy world
Explore/1st contact/ enviro story Yes
Explore:
Is this an adult or child's book? - Kid's book (ages 7-14)
Descript. of chases or violence - 20 %
planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 40 %
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 10 %
Descript. of society, phenomena (tech), places - 30 %

Main Character
Identity: - Female
Profession/status:
Age: - a teen
If magical mental powers: - teleportation

Main Adversary
Identity: - magical being
Age: - long-lived adults
Profession/status:
Has magical powers? Yes
Magical/mental powers of main antagonist: - can change shapes - fire/thunder/weather cntrl - can cast all sorts of spells
Eccentric: Yes
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - a moderate amount
How sensitive is this character?
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters

Setting
Terrain

Writing Style
Accounts of torture and death? - no torture/death
How much dialogue? - significantly more dialog than descript
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