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| Plot Summary of The Diary of Ellen Rimbaur: My Life At Rose Red |
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"This Is the Companion to Stephen King's Mini Series: Rose Red. It tells the story the Mistress of Rose Red, from her wedding to a philanderer 20 years her senior in 1907 to her mystrious disapparance inside Rose Red in 1950. She was the last to disappear in to Rose Red. There were 26 in all.
Being a Stephen King book there is a lot of horror and humor. Be Careful picking this book up. Rose Red keeps those she pulls in.
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Stephen Bailey, Resident Scholar
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"The shattering of a young girls life by an eccentric man. A house with a mind of it's own."
Karen Lynn, Resident Scholar
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| Review Analysis of The Diary of Ellen Rimbaur: My Life At Rose Red |
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Composition of Book
descript. of violence and chases - 50%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 40%
How society works & physical descript. (people, objects, places) - 10%
Tone of story
- scarey (primal ax-wielding fear)
Tone of book?
- thoughtful
Time/era of story:
- 1900-1920's
Time/era of story
- 1900-1920's
Romance/Romance Problems
Yes
Kind of romance:
- playing footsy while inconveniently married
Internal struggle/realization?
Yes
Is this an adult or child's book?
- Adult or Young Adult Book
Kid or adult book?
- Adult or Young Adult Book
Horror Story?
Yes
Coping with loss of loved one(s)
Yes
Horror plotlets
- Why do they stay in the haunted house/boat?
Love problems?
- lesbianism!!!!
Main Character
Gender
- Female
- Female
Profession/status:
- wealthy
- homemaker
Age:
- 20's-30's
- 20's-30's
Eccentric/Mental:
Yes
Eccentric/Mental
Yes
Eccentric:
- emotionally unstable
- eccentric
- obsessed
- mentally ill
- deluded
- emotionally unstable
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
Yes
How much violence does he/she use?
- none
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
How sensitive is this character?
- hard edged
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- average physique
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Female
- Male
Age:
- 40's-50's
Profession/status:
- wealthy
Has special powers?
Yes
Magical/mental powers of main antagonist:
- can change shapes
- telekinesis
- mind reading
- can see into the future
- teleportation
- can read emotions
Eccentric/Smart/Dumb:
Yes
Eccentric:
- wild
- eccentric
- emotionally unstable
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- throughout most of the book.
- a moderate amount
Motive of antagonist
- jealousy
How sensitive is this character?
- hard edged
Sense of humor
- Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- very athletic
How sensitive is this character?
- mean, arrogant
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- bulging muscles
Setting
How much descriptions of surroundings?
- 2 (a little)
United States
Yes
The US:
- West
City?
Yes
Yes
City:
- dangerous
- wealthy
- wealthy
Misc setting
- fancy mansion
- fancy mansion
Style
Person
- mostly 1st
- mostly 1st
Accounts of torture and death?
- very gorey references to deaths/dead bodies and torture
- moderately detailed references to deaths
How many deaths?
- 8 or more
Sex
Yes
Sex in book?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- vague references
- touching of anatomy
- orgies
- impregnation/reproduction
- lesbians!
- actual description of hetero sex
- rape/molest (yeech!)
Unusual Style:
- a lot of stream of consciousness
- No single main character?
- written like a journal/diary/letters
Unusual forms of death
- dropped from large heights
- hanging
- stampeded
- perforation--bullets
Unusual form of death?
Yes
Amount of dialog
- roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
- significantly more descript than dialog
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