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"Barry and Maureen have bought a new house in a gated community. Something they didn't think they would ever do, but how bad could it be. The association is there to protect their community. Well Barry and Maureen soon find out that the association is more involved with their personal life then anyone would have thought possable. Their friends can't visit without approval. They can't make any changes to their property. They can't even have sex without being watched. If they do something the Association does not approve they are fined a huge amount of money. Once in debt they can't even leave. The Association makes sure their rules are followed by rude punishments. Barry and Maureen don't know which of the neighbors to trust either. They begin to wonder if they will ever get out of this mess alive."
Sherrie L. Jones, Resident Scholar
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"When a young writer and his wife buy a home in a planned community, they soon realize that their dream house is a nightmare. The homeowners' association, a mysterious and creepy group of old men, continually change the rules and murder those who break them. The people in the nearby town shun those who live in the fenced-in complex, fearful of the residents and their homeowners' association. When friends arrive to lend a helping hand, they turn up missing--or dead. The mystery is finally cleared up, as the association prepare to kill those who would defy it in a bitter, violent contest in which the only rule is to kill or be killed."
Gary Pullman, Resident Scholar
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Composition of Book
descript. of violence and chases - 30%
Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 20%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 20%
How society works & physical descript. (people, objects, places) - 30%
Tone of story
- suspenseful (sophisticated fear)
Time/era of story:
- present (2000-2010)
Spying/Terrorism Thriller
Yes
Kid or adult book?
- Adult or Young Adult Book
Who's the terrorist enemy here?
- evil corporation/billionaire
Main Character
Gender
- Male
Profession/status:
- writer
Age:
- 20's-30's
- 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
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Cynical sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Main Adversary
Identity:
- an organization
Age:
- long-lived adults
Profession/status:
- dictator
Has special powers?
Yes
Magical/mental powers of main antagonist:
- mind control
- super strength
Eccentric:
Yes
- obsessed
- deluded
- wild
- eccentric
- emotionally unstable
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- a substantial amount
- throughout most of the book.
Motive of antagonist
- power
The antagonists are:
- big business leader(s)
How sensitive is this character?
- hard edged
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Very much smarter than other characters
Physique
- very athletic
Setting
United States
Yes
The US:
- West
Small town?
Yes
Small town people:
- hostile, like Gomer Pyle on steroids
- sinister, like an X-Files Gomer Pyle
Style
Person
- mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death?
- very gorey descriptions deaths/dead bodies
- very gorey references to deaths/dead bodies and torture
How many deaths?
- 8 or more
Sex
Yes
What kind of sex:
- vague references
- touching of anatomy
- impregnation/reproduction
- actual description of sex
Unusual forms of death
- poisoning
- dropped from large heights
- run over
- decapitated
- blunt clubbing (like seals)
Unusual form of death?
Yes
Amount of dialog
- roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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