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| Plot Summary of Killing Me Softly |
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"The story of how a young city woman leaves the norms of life after a chance encounter with a young mysterious stranger with a dangerous background who she later marries."
Huzma, Resident Scholar
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Composition of Book
descript. of violence and chases - 10%
Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 40%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 40%
How society works & physical descript. (people, objects, places) - 10%
Tone of story
- suspenseful (sophisticated fear)
Time/era of story:
- present (2000-2010)
Kid or adult book?
- Adult or Young Adult Book
Crime Thriller
Yes
General Crime (including known murderer)
Yes
If story PRIMARILY about main chr. being hunted...
- hunted by dangerous boy/girlfriend/spouse
Main Character
Gender
- Female
Profession/status:
- business executive
Age:
- 20's-30's
Eccentric/Mental:
Yes
Eccentric:
- obsessed
- emotionally unstable
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
How much violence does he/she use?
- a little
Ethnicity/Race
- British
How sensitive is this character?
- soggy whimpering jelly muffin
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- average physique
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 20's-30's
Profession/status:
- explorer
Eccentric:
Yes
- obsessed
- deluded
- wild
- eccentric
- mentally ill
- emotionally unstable
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- throughout most of the book.
Motive of antagonist
- power
How sensitive is this character?
- mean, arrogant
Sense of humor
- Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- bulging muscles
Setting
Mountains/Cliffs
Yes
Mountains:
- climbing on trails
- climbing with ropes
- falling off
City?
Yes
City:
- London
Style
Person
- rotating 1st
Accounts of torture and death?
- generic/vague references to death/punishment
Sex
Yes
What kind of sex:
- descript of kissing
- touching of anatomy
- licking
- actual description of sex
- descript. of breasts
- descript. of other female areas
- descript. of male nudity
A lot of techno jargon?
Yes
Unusual forms of death
- dropped from large heights
Unusual form of death?
Yes
Amount of dialog
- significantly more descript than dialog
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