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Plot Summary of In a Perfect State
"An american businessman is being wrongfully accused of drug trafficking, and is chased by a Singaporean police detective, around Singapore.
To further complicate things, he is also marked by the Mafia, payed by an unknown business associate.
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Morten Givskov, Resident Scholar



Review Analysis of In a Perfect State
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Plot

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




Tone of story - suspenseful (sophisticated fear)
Time/era of story: - present (2000-2010)
Kid or adult book? - Adult or Young Adult Book
Crime Thriller Yes
Crime plotlets: - wrongly convicted clearing his name
General Crime (including known murderer) Yes
Who's the criminal enemy here? - Oriental crime gang

Main Character
Gender - Male
Profession/status: - business executive
Age: - 40's-50's
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events? Yes
How much violence does he/she use? - a little
Ethnicity/Race - White/American
How sensitive is this character? - sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters
Physique - healthy but a geeky weakling

Main Adversary
Identity: - Male
Age: - 20's-30's
Profession/status: - police/lawman
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - an average amount
Motive of antagonist - power
The antagonists are: - government bureaucracy
How sensitive is this character? - hard edged
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Very much smarter than other characters
Physique - very athletic

Setting
Asia/Pacific Yes
Asian country: - Southeast Asia
City? Yes
City: - New York

Style
Person - mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death? - moderately detailed references to deaths
How many deaths? - 8 or more
Sex Yes
What kind of sex: - vague references - descript of kissing - descript. of breasts
Amount of dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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