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Plot Summary of Bonecrack
"At 18, Alessandro Rivera decides that the one thing he wants in life is to be champion jockey and ride Archangel in the Derby. Neil Griffon, filling in as trainer while his father recovers from a broken leg, is kidnapped, held at gunpoint, and forced to take Alessandro on as a jockey - at least until he can find a way to defeat Alessandro's father."
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Review Analysis of Bonecrack
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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 - very upbeat
Time/era of story: - 1980's-1999
Kid or adult book? - Adult or Young Adult Book
Crime Thriller Yes
Crime plotlets: - escape/rescue from kidnappers
General Crime (including known murderer) Yes

Main Character
Gender - Male
Profession/status: - business executive
Age: - 20's-30's
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events? Yes
How much violence does he/she use? - just the right amount
How sensitive is this character? - sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters
Physique - average physique

Main Adversary
Identity: - Male
Age: - 40's-50's
Eccentric: Yes - obsessed - mentally ill
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - an average amount
Motive of antagonist - power
The antagonists are: - foreign organized crime
How sensitive is this character? - mean, arrogant
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Average intelligence
Physique - average physique

Setting
Europe Yes
European country: - England/UK

Style
Person - mostly 1st
Accounts of torture and death? - very gorey references to deaths/dead bodies and torture
How many deaths? - 3-4
Amount of dialog - significantly more dialog than descript
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