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Plot Summary of Angel Landing
"When an explosion occurs at Angel Landing, the local power plant, the entire town wonders who is responsible. Michael Finn comes to Natalie, a therapist, claiming to be the bomber. Natalie must help him to face his problems, in addition to the growing detachment she feels from her boyfriend, Carter, an activist against the power plant. "
Katie Becker, Resident Scholar

Review Analysis of Angel Landing
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Plot
Tone of book? - thoughtful
Time/era of story - 1960's-1970's
Romance/Romance Problems Yes
Kind of romance: - GENERAL--no other subplots apply - love triangle/polygon
Political/social activism Yes
Plotlet: - environmental NUTJOB
Is this an adult or child's book? - Adult or Young Adult Book

Main Character
Gender - Female
Profession/status: - psychiatrist
Age: - 20's-30's
Ethnicity/Nationality - White (American)
How sensitive is this character? - sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters
Physique - average physique

Main Adversary
Identity: - none

Setting
How much descriptions of surroundings? - 9 (quite a lot)
United States Yes
The US: - Northeast
Small town? Yes

Style
Person - mostly 1st
Accounts of torture and death? - moderately detailed references to deaths
Sex in book? Yes
What kind of sex: - descript of kissing - touching of anatomy - licking - actual description of hetero sex - descript. of nude males (the big P)
Unusual Style: - a lot of flashback and forwards
Amount of dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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