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Plot Summary of The Store
"Bill Davis is an average man who is a freelance writer. One day "The Store" comes to town. It seems harmless at first and should only help the economy of the small Arizona town. But Bill senses evil and his fears are founded in fact. Soon people start disappearing, businesses close down, and former friends are enemies. What is happening and what does The Store have to do with it?"
BethG, Resident Scholar

Review Analysis of The Store
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Plot

Composition of Book
descript. of violence and chases - 10%
Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 50%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 20%
How society works & physical descript. (people, objects, places) - 20%




Tone of story - suspenseful (sophisticated fear)
Time/era of story: - 1980's-1999
Horror Story? Yes
Horror plotlets - the mad stabber chased me!

Main Character
Gender - Male
Profession/status: - writer
Age: - 40's-50's
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events? Yes
How much violence does he/she use? - a little
Ethnicity/Race - White/American
How sensitive is this character? - sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters
Physique - healthy but a geeky weakling

Main Adversary
Identity: - an organization
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - an above average amount
Motive of antagonist - power
The antagonists are: - big business leader(s)
Monster of some sort? Yes
How sensitive is this character? - hard edged
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters
Physique - average physique

Setting
United States Yes
The US: - West
Desert? Yes
Small town? Yes
Small town people: - nice, like Andy/Opie/Aunt Bee
Misc setting - scientific labs

Style
Person - mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death? - generic/vague references to death/punishment
How many deaths? - 8 or more
Sex Yes
What kind of sex: - vague references
Unusual forms of death - exploded into bits
Unusual form of death? Yes
Amount of dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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