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| Plot Summary of Open Season |
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"An middle aged woman changes her lifestyle and dress to find a husband, and finds corruption in city hall. Also a husband much closer than she thought. "
Diane Humphrey, Resident Scholar
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"On Daisy Minor's thirty-fourth birthday she realizes she has to make a major change in her life. Daisy lives with her mother and Aunt Joella in a small bugalow. Daisy's life has been uneventful and boring. She works at the local library in the small town of Hillsboro, Alabama. However on her birthday she has an epiphany and realizes her life has to change. She realizes she no longer wants to be the boring and plain girl in the background. Daisy wants to become a sexy, fun and irresistable party girl so that she can hopefuly meet a man. Daisy begins going out into the night scene with a whole new makeover. The small town folk are shocked to see the transformation.
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Amanda Wagner, Resident Scholar
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| Review Analysis of Open Season |
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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 - 20%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 40%
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
General Crime (including known murderer)
Yes
If story PRIMARILY about main chr. being hunted...
- hunted by killer/stalker
Main Character
Gender
- Female
Profession/status:
- business executive
- librarian or superKlausner
Age:
- 40's-50's
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
How much violence does he/she use?
- none
- just the right amount
Ethnicity/Race
- White/American
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
- Very much smarter than other characters
Physique
- average physique
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
- Female
Age:
- 20's-30's
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- a substantial amount
- throughout most of the book.
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Setting
United States
Yes
The US:
- Southeast
Small town?
Yes
Small town people:
- nice, like Andy/Opie/Aunt Bee
Misc setting
- fancy mansion
Style
Person
- rotating 1st
Accounts of torture and death?
- generic/vague references to death/punishment
- moderately detailed references to deaths
How many deaths?
- 1
- 3-4
Sex
Yes
What kind of sex:
- vague references
- descript of kissing
- actual description of sex
Amount of dialog
- mostly dialog
- roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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