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Book Review By Janine Peterson
Deliverance by James Dickey

Four men take a canoeing trip through Georgia. Two are attacked by locals; one of the protagonists is raped and the other is spared when their friends kill the first of the locals. The rest of the story concerns their escape from the back country and their struggle to avoid being killed by the other local. The sex is graphic but not erotic; the violence and struggle against nature is also graphic but not gratuitous.


Plot & Themes
Tone of story - suspenseful (sophisticated fear)
Time/era of story:
Exploring into the wild Yes
Plotlets: - being chased through wilderness
Kid or adult book? - Adult or Young Adult Book
descript. of violence and chases - 20 %
Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 20 %
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 50 %
How society works & physical descript. (people, objects, places) - 10 %
Terrain - Forest

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 - kicks
The antagonists are: - rednecks
How sensitive is this character?
Intelligence - Average intelligence

Setting
United States Yes
The US: - Deep South
Forest? Yes
Water? Yes

Writing Style
Accounts of torture and death? - very gorey references to deaths/dead bodies and torture
Amount of dialog - significantly more descript than dialog
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