"The main character, along with his 2 children return to the small town of Black Rock for a little R&R and to also get over the death of his much loved wife. But the town has been selected for an experiment in mind control by a consortium of military and corporate fanatics. The hapless town's folk are unaware that their minds can be controlled at will by a sadistic scientist who is out for revenge, especially on women, whom he both adores and loathes at the same time. The only clue the main character has is that the towns folk all get night chills….."
Chris B, Resident Scholar
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Review Analysis of Night Chills
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Plot
Composition of Book descript. of violence and chases - 10% Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 20% Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 50% How society works & physical descript. (people, objects, places) - 20%
Tone of story
- suspenseful (sophisticated fear)
Time/era of story:
- 1980's-1999
Medical Thriller
Yes
Medical Plotlets:
- mass brainwashing
Kid or adult book?
- Adult or Young Adult Book
Main Character
Gender
- Male
Profession/status:
- homemaker
Age:
- 20's-30'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
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 40's-50's
Profession/status:
- scientist
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- throughout most of the book.
Motive of antagonist
- revenge
The antagonists are:
- evil doctors
How sensitive is this character?
- mean, arrogant
Sense of humor
- Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence
- Genius
Physique
- healthy but a geeky weakling
Setting
United States
Yes
Small town?
Yes
Small town people:
- nice, like Andy/Opie/Aunt Bee
Style
Person
- mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death?
- moderately detailed references to deaths
How many deaths?
- 5-7
Sex
Yes
What kind of sex:
- descript of kissing
- touching of anatomy
- licking
- impregnation/reproduction
- actual description of sex
- descript. of breasts
- descript. of other female areas
A lot of techno jargon?
Yes
Kind of jargon?
- biology/medical
Unusual forms of death
- biohazard/virus
- perforation--swords/knives
Unusual form of death?
Yes
Amount of dialog
- roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
