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"Powers published this stunning debut novel at the age of 28. An actual photo taken by August Sander, the Austrian photographer of the common man, of three farmers walking down a road in western Europe in August 1914 serves as the centerpiece for a meditation on history (especially the Great War) and its undercurrents, mass production (Henry Ford is a character in the story), photography, solitude and loss. A young computer designer in 1980s Boston tries to track down the truths behind the photo as well as flirting with a waitress downtown. There is much sophisticated playing with words as well as ideas, and Powers indulges a facility with aphorisms in this book more than his others ("History is the army of occupation, and we are all collaborators") as well as his usual wise-guy lines ("I used to be a Catholic, but I found I could get all the suffering I needed by going in to work")."
David Loftus, Resident Scholar
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Romance/Romance Problems
Yes
Kind of romance:
- seduction (yum!)
Is this an adult or child's book?
- Adult or Young Adult Book
Main Character
Gender
- Male
Age:
- 20's-30's
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- average physique
Main Adversary
Identity:
- none
Setting
How much descriptions of surroundings?
- 4 ()
United States
Yes
The US:
- Northeast
- Midwest
Europe
Yes
City?
Yes
City:
- Boston
Farm/Ranch?
Yes
Small town?
Yes
Style
Person
- mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death?
- no torture/death
Sex in book?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- vague references
- descript of kissing
- actual description of hetero sex
Unusual Style:
- a lot of flashback and forwards
Amount of dialog
- significantly more descript than dialog
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