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| Plot Summary of Anil's Ghost |
"The novel is set amongst the civil war in Sri Lanka where organized murder campaigns bring disappearances to all sides of the war. Anil is a forensic anthropologist, returning to Sri Lanka, sent by an international human rights organisation to investigate these deaths. She sets out with a local forensic doctor to discover the identity of a skeleton unearthed in a government archaeological site. An intriguing trip into forensic methods in which Anil and her co-worker are challenged in their quest and in which the full horrors of the civil war are explored. "
John Marcel, Resident Scholar
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| Review Analysis of Anil's Ghost |
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Tone of book?
- depressed
Time/era of story
- 1980's-1999
Political/social activism
Yes
Plotlet:
- general liberal/left wing activism
- fighting government corruption
Internal struggle/realization?
Yes
Struggle over
- conduct in war
Is this an adult or child's book?
- Adult or Young Adult Book
War/Revolt/Disaster on civilians
Yes
Main Character
Gender
- Female
Profession/status:
- government investigator
Age:
- 20's-30's
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
Ethnicity/Nationality
- Other Asian
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Main Adversary
Identity:
- an organization
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- a little/some
- a moderate amount
Setting
How much descriptions of surroundings?
- 5 ()
Asia/Pacific
Yes
Asian country:
- Southeast Asia
Forest?
Yes
Misc setting
- scientific labs
Style
Person
- mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death?
- moderately detailed references to deaths
- explicit references to deaths
Amount of dialog
- significantly more descript than dialog
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