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| Plot Summary of Twilight Eyes |
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"Slim MacKenzie can see things: goblins that hide inside the shell of humanity, feeding off of their suffering. After killing his 'uncle' he flees, winding up in a carnival. Befriended by people like him who can see the goblins, Slim wages war. First to find out who they are and what they want, and then to stop them."
J. E. Deaver, Resident Scholar
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"A young man is aware of the monsters that live in human shells. He must try to stop them or they'll take over the world-again."
Monica Hughes, Resident Scholar
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| Review Analysis of Twilight Eyes |
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Composition of Book
descript. of violence and chases - 20%
Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 40%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 20%
How society works & physical descript. (people, objects, places) - 20%
Tone of story
- scarey (primal ax-wielding fear)
How difficult to spot villain?
- Very obvious
Time/era of story:
- 1980's-1999
Kid or adult book?
- Adult or Young Adult Book
Horror Story?
Yes
Horror plotlets
- body snatchers/mind control
Main Character
Gender
- Male
Profession/status:
- unemployed
- accused criminal
Age:
- a teen
- 20's-30's
Has special powers?
Yes
Magical/mental powers of main character:
- clairvoyant
How much violence does he/she use?
- a significant amount
How sensitive is this character?
- hard edged
Sense of humor
- Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- very athletic
Main Adversary
Identity:
- natural phenomena
- an organization
Age:
- long-lived adults
Has special powers?
Yes
Magical/mental powers of main antagonist:
- is very quick
- can change shapes
- super strength
Eccentric:
Yes
- obsessed
- deluded
- wild
- emotionally unstable
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- throughout most of the book.
Motive of antagonist
- power
Monster of some sort?
Yes
Kind of monster:
- general monster
Setting
United States
Yes
The US:
- Northeast
- Southeast
- California
Small town?
Yes
Small town people:
- hostile, like Gomer Pyle on steroids
Style
Person
- mostly 1st
- mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death?
- very gorey descriptions deaths/dead bodies
- very gorey references to deaths/dead bodies and torture
How many deaths?
- hundreds or more
Sex
Yes
What kind of sex:
- descript of kissing
- actual description of sex
Unusual forms of death
- hanging
- eaten
- diced
- rough sex
- flamed
- decapitated
- perforation--bullets
- perforation--swords/knives
- blunt clubbing (like seals)
Unusual form of death?
Yes
Amount of dialog
- roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
- significantly more descript than dialog
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