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Plot & ThemesTone of book? - very sensitive (sigh) Time/era of story - 1960's-1970's Kids growing up/acting up? - Yes Poverty, surviving - Yes Kind of living: - farm poverty - general poverty story Family, struggle with - Yes Struggle with: - Father (or standin) Internal struggle/realization? - Yes Struggle over - vague finding self/purpose in life (i.e. no plot to book) Is this an adult or child's book? - Adult or Young Adult Book Parents/lack of parents problem? - rebelling against parent's expectations Wild kid(s)? - committing crimes Drinking/Drugs problems? - alcoholMain CharacterGender - Male Profession/status: - unemployed - farmer Age: - a teen - 20's-30'sSettingHow much descriptions of surroundings? - 4 () Farm/Ranch? - Yes Small town? - YesWriting StyleSex in book? - Yes What kind of sex: - rape/molest Lot of foul language? - Yes Amount of dialog - mostly dialog - significantly more descript than dialog |
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