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"POP. 1280 is a novel published in 1964. The book inspired the french director Bertrand Tavernier for his movie COUP DE TORCHON in 1981.
Texas, just before WWI. Sherif Nick Corey is despised by the people of Potts County although he avoids trouble and never arrests anyone. He hates his wife as much as she hates him and must tolerate her half-witted brother who's a peeping Tom. Little by little, Nick is imagining a plot that could eliminate all the people who are harassing him. Firstly, he will secretly get rid of the two pimps of the local brothel and make another sheriff look like the murderer. Nick begins to believe that he's the second Messiah and that he has been sent to Pottsville to eliminate the scum of the earth.
Without a doubt, a masterpiece."
Daniel Staebler, Resident Scholar
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Tone of book?
- humorous
Time/era of story
- 1900-1920's
Family, struggle with
Yes
Struggle with:
- Wife
Internal struggle/realization?
Yes
Struggle over
- vague finding self/purpose in life (i.e. no plot to book)
Crime & Police story
Yes
Story of
- police corruption
Outside culture (society)
- American Texas
If story of urban/rural...
- Small town life
Ethnic/regional/gender life
Yes
Brain/Body disability?
- mental illness
Main Character
Gender
- Male
Profession/status:
- police/lawman
Age:
- 20's-30's
Eccentric/Mental
Yes
Eccentric:
- mentally ill
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- average physique
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Female
Age:
- 20's-30's
Profession/status:
- homemaker
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- an average amount
How sensitive is this character?
- mean, arrogant
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Setting
How much descriptions of surroundings?
- 4 ()
United States
Yes
The US:
- Texas
Small town?
Yes
Small town people:
- dumb Rednecks, like Gomer Pyle
Misc setting
- moving train
Style
Person
- mostly 1st
Accounts of torture and death?
- explicit references to deaths
Sex in book?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- vague references
- touching of anatomy
Lot of foul language?
Yes
Unusual Style:
- a lot of stream of consciousness
Amount of dialog
- significantly more dialog than descript
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