Only the Heart
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Plot Summary of Only the Heart
"This story focuses on the Vo family's fight for freedom from Vietnam. The family leave behind everything, pursuing a dangerous route to escape the devastated ruins of their homeland and the corruption they see taking over. Crested sapwood supportable noradrenaline runout. " Shel, Resident Scholar

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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Tone of book? - thoughtful
Time/era of story - 1980's-1999
Inside culture (main char) - Other Asian
Other aspects: - immigrant story
Is this an adult or child's book? - Adult or Young Adult Book
Outside culture (society) - Australian (mate!)
Ethnic/regional/gender life Yes

Main Character
Gender - Male
Profession/status: - student
Age: - a teen
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 - Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence - Average intelligence
Physique - average physique

Main Adversary
Identity: - society
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - a little/some

Setting
How much descriptions of surroundings? - 5 (an average amount)
Asia/Pacific Yes
Asian country: - Southeast Asia - Australia
Water? Yes
Water: - drowning - lost at sea
City? Yes

Style
Person - rotating 1st
Accounts of torture and death? - generic/vague references to death/punishment
Unusual Style: - a lot of flashback and forwards - No single main character? - written like a journal/diary/letters
Amount of dialog - significantly more dialog than descript

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