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Plot Summary of Kentucky Roses
"Red is released from prison and sets out to get revenge on all those he perceives put him there. Payne and Skeeter stay true to their Texas ways and good wins out over evil in the end."
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Review Analysis of Kentucky Roses
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Plot

Composition of Book
descript. of violence and chases - 10%
Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 20%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 50%
How society works & physical descript. (people, objects, places) - 20%




Tone of story - suspenseful (sophisticated fear)
Time/era of story: - present (2000-2010)
Kid or adult book? - Adult or Young Adult Book
Crime Thriller Yes
Crime plotlets: - vigilante getting revenge
General Crime (including known murderer) Yes
Western Yes

Main Character
Gender - Male
Profession/status: - jockey
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events? Yes
How much violence does he/she use? - just the right amount
Ethnicity/Race - White/American
How sensitive is this character? - sensitive to others' feelings
Physique - very athletic

Main Adversary
Identity: - Male
Age: - 40's-50's
Profession/status: - criminal
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - throughout most of the book.
Motive of antagonist - revenge
The antagonists are: - rednecks
How sensitive is this character? - mean, arrogant
Intelligence - Average intelligence

Setting
United States Yes
The US: - Texas

Style
Part of a series? Yes
Person - mostly 1st
Accounts of torture and death? - very gorey references to deaths/dead bodies and torture
Sex Yes
What kind of sex: - descript. of breasts - rape (yeech!)
Amount of dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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