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Plot & ThemesComposition of Book Descript. of chases or violence 10%planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives 20%Feelings, relationships, character bio/development 40%Descript. of society, phenomena (tech), places 30% Tone of book - suspenseful (sophisticated fear) FANTASY or SCIENCE FICTION? - science fiction story Coming of age - Yes Youngster becomes - an adult (general) Plotlet: - search for identity/new understanding Lifeform altered? - Yes Kind of alteration: - Given added abilities Is this an adult or child's book? - Adult or Young Adult Book Cultural problems, alien culture - Yes Intense exploration of society's culture? - YesMain CharacterIdentity: - Female Profession/status: - unemployed Age: - 20's-30'sSettingTerrain - Domed/Underground City Spaceship setting: - a space station - futuristic human freighter/transport - really, really giant spaceship/station A substantial portion of this book takes place on a non-Earth planetary body: - humans in a futuristic society - humans in a contemporary society - big overbuilt futuristic city Planet outside solar system? - Yes Takes place in spaceship? - Yes Not Earth, in Solar System? - YesWriting StyleAccounts of torture and death? - very explicit references to deaths and torture scientific jargon? (SF only) - none/very little science jargon needed Sex in book? - Yes What kind of sex: - vague references only - descript of touching personal anatomy - licking How much dialogue? - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog |
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