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| Plot Summary of Gabriella's Book of Fire |
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"Gabriella is a teenage girl who is rejected by the society she was born into and the new society she moves into. Betrayed at all turns, her only solace seems to be young Sam Capistrano, and her diary, in which she writes all her secrret thoughts and hopes. When Gabriella disappears, all the lives of those who knew her are forever changed. "
Tony Windsor, Resident Scholar
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| Review Analysis of Gabriella's Book of Fire |
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Tone of book?
- thoughtful
Time/era of story
- 1980's-1999
Romance/Romance Problems
Yes
Kind of romance:
- rekindling lost love/marriage
Kids growing up/acting up?
Yes
Inside culture (main char)
- Italian
Other aspects:
- immigrant story
Story of
- police corruption
Culture clash?
- family young v. old guard
- visiting a culture in other country
- Being oppressed by outside culture
Is this an adult or child's book?
- Adult or Young Adult Book
Outside culture (society)
- Australian (mate!)
If story of urban/rural...
- Small town life
Ethnic/regional/gender life
Yes
Something wrong upstairs/downstairs?
- searching for identity/meaning
Parents/lack of parents problem?
- rebelling against parent's expectations
Loving/sexing?
- girl chasing
Woman's story?
Yes
Main Character
Gender
- Male
Profession/status:
- accused criminal
Age:
- 20's-30's
Eccentric/Mental
Yes
Eccentric:
- obsessed
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
Ethnicity/Nationality
- Italian
How sensitive is this character?
- soggy whimpering jelly muffin
Sense of humor
- Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- average physique
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Female
Age:
- 20's-30's
Profession/status:
- writer
Eccentric/Smart/Dumb:
Yes
Eccentric:
- obsessed
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- throughout most of the book.
How sensitive is this character?
- hard edged
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- average physique
Setting
How much descriptions of surroundings?
- 9 ()
Asia/Pacific
Yes
Asian country:
- Australia
City?
Yes
City:
- dangerous
Small town?
Yes
Small town people:
- dumb Rednecks, like Gomer Pyle
Style
Person
- mostly 1st
Accounts of torture and death?
- moderately detailed references to deaths
Sex in book?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- descript of kissing
- touching of anatomy
- actual description of hetero sex
Unusual Style:
- a lot of play on words
- a lot of flashback and forwards
- written like a journal/diary/letters
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