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Book Review By Jermaine Dixon
Year of Wonders by Geraldine Brooks

Anne Frithe is a homemaker of a preacher who lives in northern Europe. When her husband died over a minor accident, she only had her two sons. Then a plague killed her two sons. Once this small town started figuring out why people was dying they began to panic, and want to evalcuate the city. Then Anne started taking matters in her own hands. By learning how to read and write she tries to figure out a cure for this mysterious disease.


Plot & Themes
Tone of book? - very sensitive (sigh)
Time/era of story - 1600-1899 -
Family, caring for ill Yes
Who is sick? - platonic (!) friend
because he/she is - physically ill
Is this an adult or child's book? - Adult or Young Adult Book
War/Revolt/Disaster on civilians Yes
Conflict:
Religion theme? Yes

Main Character
Gender - Female
Profession/status:
Age: - 20's-30's
Ethnicity/Nationality

Main Adversary
Identity: - Female
Age: - 20's-30's
Profession/status:
How sensitive is this character?
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters

Setting
How much descriptions of surroundings? - 6 ()
Europe Yes
European country: - England/UK
Small town? Yes
Misc setting

Writing Style
Sex in book? Yes
What kind of sex: - actual description of hetero sex
Amount of dialog - mostly dialog
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