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Book Review By Jerry Naradzay
Cuba by Stephen Coonts

Cuba is a suspenseful novel that takes place primarily on the last communist Island and the US warships circling the island. The US searches for a US cargo ship that sailed from Gitmo carrying biological warheads when it is lost at sea and presumably has fallen into Cuban hands. The small island is packed with a new brand of revolutionaries willing to lob a biological warhead into America's prominent cities.


Plot & Themes
Tone of story - suspenseful (sophisticated fear)
Time/era of story:
Spying/Terrorism Thriller Yes
Cloak & Dagger Plotlets:
War Thriller Yes
Armed Forces: - Navy
Kid or adult book? - Adult or Young Adult Book
descript. of violence and chases - 20 %
Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 30 %
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 30 %
How society works & physical descript. (people, objects, places) - 20 %
War-time military intelligence mission? Yes
Search for technology?
Revolution story? Yes

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

Main Adversary
Identity: - Male
Age: - 60's-90's
Profession/status:
Motive of antagonist - power
The antagonists are: - government bureaucracy
How sensitive is this character?
Intelligence - Average intelligence

Setting
The Americas (not US): Yes
The Americas: - The Caribbean
Water? Yes
Water: - lost at sea - feeding sharks - drowning
Island? Yes
Island: - Caribbean Island
Misc setting - scientific labs

Writing Style
Accounts of torture and death? - generic/vague references to death/punishment
A lot of techno jargon? Yes
Kind of jargon? - military technology
Amount of dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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