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Plot Summary of Brothers Keepers
"Brother Benedict is a monk of an order that doesn't believe in travel. But when the order's monastary is sold, travel he does - to do battle with greedy owners and corporations, and to fall in love with the owner's daughter. Will Brother Benedict be able to save the monastary? Will he be able to save himself *for* the monastary? "
Ivy, Resident Scholar

Review Analysis of Brothers Keepers
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Plot
Tone of story - Dry-cynical - very upbeat
How difficult to spot villain? - Very obvious
Time/era of story: - 1960's-1970's
Kid or adult book? - Adult or Young Adult Book

Main Character
Gender - Male
Profession/status: - religious figure
Age: - 20's-30's
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events? Yes
How much violence does he/she use? - none
How sensitive is this character? - sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Average intelligence
Physique - average physique

Main Adversary
Identity: - an organization

Setting
United States Yes
The US: - Northeast
City? Yes
City: - New York

Style
Person - mostly 1st
Accounts of torture and death? - no torture/death
How many deaths? - 0 (not a murder mystery)
Sex Yes
What kind of sex: - vague references
Amount of dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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