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Plot Summary of Birdman
"Jack Caffery is a hardened policeman who can track down merciless killers, but can't say goodbye to the woman he no longer loves.
So when five bodies are discovered in various stages of decay, Jack throws himself into the case, hoping to forget his girlfriend, Victoria.

Haunted by the disapearance of his older brother, Ewan, when they were just children, Jack has never stopped looking for him. "

Megan, Resident Scholar



Review Analysis of Birdman
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Plot

Composition of Book
descript. of violence and chases - 20%
Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 30%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 40%
How society works & physical descript. (people, objects, places) - 10%




Tone of story - depressing/sad
Time/era of story: - present (2000-2010)
What % of story relates directly to the mystery, not the subplot? - 60%
Murder of certain profession? - lawmen
Misc. Murder Plotlets - Big focus on autopsies
Kind of investigator - police procedural, British
Kid or adult book? - Adult or Young Adult Book
Any non-mystery subplot? - feelings towards family/friends
Crime Thriller Yes
Murder Mystery (killer unknown) Yes

Main Character
Gender - Male
Profession/status: - police/lawman
Age: - 20's-30's
How much violence does he/she use? - just the right amount
Ethnicity/Race - White/American
How sensitive is this character? - middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters
Physique - very athletic

Main Adversary
Identity: - Male
Age: - 40's-50's
Eccentric: Yes - mentally ill
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - throughout most of the book.
Motive of antagonist - kicks
How sensitive is this character? - mean, arrogant
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters

Setting
Europe Yes
European country: - England/UK

Style
Part of a series? Yes
Accounts of torture and death? - very gorey descriptions deaths/dead bodies
How many deaths? - 5-7
Sex Yes
What kind of sex: - descript of kissing - touching of anatomy - actual description of sex - descript. of breasts - rape (yeech!)
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