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| Plot Summary of To The Bone |
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Harper Collins, Sept 2003, 23.95, 250 pp.
ISBN: 0060529164
She is a young beautiful woman who went from porn star to an actress having good parts in daytime drama. She has just had breast augmentation surgery and the boyfriend who was supposed to be staying with her left her alone and in pain. As time goes on the pain becomes unbearable and Eden Hale is barely able to make the 911 for an ambulance before becoming unconscious. By the time the she arrives at Mercy Hospital in San Francisco, she is barely breathing.
Dr. Carroll Monks works on Eden but nothing he does is helping and he has no idea what is wrong with her until he sees bruising spreading across her skin. He administer a drug in hopes of stopping the blood from clotting but she dies before the drug can take affect. His peers criticize him for his treatment protocol but when the pathologist finds a toxin in Eden's blood, Carroll thinks she was murdered. He starts asking too many questions and winds up almost getting killed by a person who wants attention deflected from the plastic surgeon and those who work for him.
After reading TO THE BONE, readers will have second thoughts about having cosmetic plastic surgery one to them. This story is fast moving, action-packed and gives the audience a glimpse into the world of the affluent who will do anything to look young and beautiful. Neil McMahon is an excellent storyteller whose work can be favorably compared to Michael Palmer and Robin Cook. The protagonist of this tale is likable and vulnerabl and will hopefully will star in more books.
Harriet Klausner
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Harriet Klausner, Resident Scholar
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| Review Analysis of To The Bone |
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Composition of Book
descript. of violence and chases - 10%
Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 40%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 30%
How society works & physical descript. (people, objects, places) - 20%
Tone of story
- suspenseful (sophisticated fear)
How difficult to spot villain?
- Very difficult--no foreshadowing/clues
Time/era of story:
- present (2000-2010)
Medical Thriller
Yes
Medical Plotlets:
- bad docs cutting corners
What % of story relates directly
to the mystery, not the subplot?
- 80%
Misc. Murder Plotlets
- Proving innocence of very obvious suspect
Kind of investigator
- amateur citizen investigator
Kid or adult book?
- Adult or Young Adult Book
Crime Thriller
Yes
Murder Mystery (killer unknown)
Yes
Main Character
Gender
- Male
Profession/status:
- doctor
Age:
- 40's-50's
How much violence does he/she use?
- a little
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:
- 20's-30's
Profession/status:
- killer
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- a moderate amount
Motive of antagonist
- insanity
How sensitive is this character?
- hard edged
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- very athletic
Setting
United States
Yes
The US:
- California
Style
Person
- mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death?
- generic/vague references to death/punishment
How many deaths?
- 3-4
Amount of dialog
- significantly more dialog than descript
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