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Plot Summary of The Sisterhood
"Europe faces a grave threat of invasion from a Middle Eastern terrorist leader, who is massing troops in Iraq and basing himself in Eastern Europe. In order to prevent the attack, the enemy's organisations must be infiltrated. Enter England's finest secret agents Tweed, Paula Grey, Bob Newman and assorted colleagues who track the terrorists across Europe but are under threat themselves by the Sisterhood, a group of hired female assassins protecting the terrorists."
Nick Warren, Resident Scholar


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Review Analysis of The Sisterhood
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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 - Dry-cynical
Time/era of story: - 1980's-1999
Spying/Terrorism Thriller Yes
Kid or adult book? - Adult or Young Adult Book
Who's the terrorist enemy here? - generic terrorists

Main Character
Gender - Male
Profession/status: - spy
Age: - 40's-50's
How much violence does he/she use? - just the right amount
How sensitive is this character? - sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters
Physique - very athletic

Main Adversary
Identity: - Male
Age: - 40's-50's
Profession/status: - mastermind
Eccentric: Yes - obsessed - eccentric - emotionally unstable
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - an above average amount
Motive of antagonist - power
The antagonists are: - Arab terrorists
How sensitive is this character? - mean, arrogant
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Average intelligence
Physique - very athletic

Setting
Europe Yes
European country: - England/UK - Germany - Eastern Europe - Switzerland
Asia/Pacific Yes
Asian country: - Arabia
Ice Caps/Sea? Yes
Where? - Ocean
Mountains/Cliffs Yes
Mountains: - climbing on trails - climbing with ropes - falling off
Desert? Yes
Desert: - hostile arabs
Water? Yes
Air? Yes
Air: - passenger plane
City? Yes
City: - London - Dirty, dangerous (like New York) - dangerous - wealthy - rude people
Misc setting - resort/hotel - moving train - fort/military installation - scientific labs - fancy mansion

Style
Person - mostly 1st
Accounts of torture and death? - moderately detailed references to deaths
How many deaths? - 8 or more
Unusual forms of death - dropped from large heights - run over - drowned - perforation--bullets - perforation--swords/knives
Unusual form of death? Yes
Amount of dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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