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"Parker uses his once best friend and now enemy's wife to exact revenge. He writes a book, entitled Envy, which he uses to tell the world his own story. Parker uses the wife, Maris, to publish his story and trap his arch enemy Noah."
Tracy Broemmer, Resident Scholar
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"The book excerpt catches Maris immediately, despite the fact that it is not as polished as the ones her family-owned publishing house usually receives--and despite the fact that the author doesn't offer a name, just his initials. Maris follows her instincts and tracks him down to his island hideaway even though the trip is an added strain to her already troubled marriage. Once she arrives, though, Maris begins to learn things about the book, its author, and herself that she may have preferred to leave covered.
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Sarrah, Resident Scholar
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| Review Analysis of Envy |
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Composition of Book
descript. of violence and chases - 30%
Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 30%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 30%
How society works & physical descript. (people, objects, places) - 10%
Tone of story
- very upbeat
Time/era of story:
- 1980's-1999
Kid or adult book?
- Adult or Young Adult Book
Crime Thriller
Yes
Crime plotlets:
- vigilante getting revenge
General Crime (including known murderer)
Yes
Main Character
Gender
- Male
- Female
Profession/status:
- business executive
- writer
Age:
- 20's-30's
Eccentric/Mental:
Yes
Eccentric:
- obsessed
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
How much violence does he/she use?
- none
- just the right amount
Ethnicity/Race
- White/American
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Cynical sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- very athletic
- missing body parts/abilities
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 20's-30's
Profession/status:
- business executive
Eccentric:
Yes
- deluded
- emotionally unstable
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- a moderate amount
- throughout most of the book.
Motive of antagonist
- power
- jealousy
How sensitive is this character?
- mean, arrogant
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- very athletic
Setting
United States
Yes
The US:
- Northeast
- Southeast
- Deep South
Island?
Yes
City?
Yes
City:
- New York
Misc setting
- fancy mansion
Style
Person
- mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death?
- moderately detailed references to deaths
- very gorey references to deaths/dead bodies and torture
How many deaths?
- 1
- 2
Sex
Yes
What kind of sex:
- descript of kissing
- touching of anatomy
- licking
- actual description of sex
- descript. of breasts
Unusual forms of death
- crushed
- drowned
Unusual form of death?
Yes
Amount of dialog
- roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
- significantly more descript than dialog
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