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The Valkyries
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Plot Summary of The Valkyries
"Paulo and his wife, Christina travel to the desert for a forty day quest into the Mojave Desert. In the desert, they encounter the Valkyries. The Valkyries are strange warrior women who travel on motorcycles. Paulo is confronting his past and the question why we destroy the things we love. The book is a modern day magical adventure."
Kristy Pastore, Resident Scholar

Review Analysis of The Valkyries
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Plot
Tone of book? - very sensitive (sigh)
Internal struggle/realization? Yes
Struggle over - vague finding self/purpose in life (i.e. no plot to book)
Is this an adult or child's book? - Adult or Young Adult Book

Main Character
Gender - Male
How sensitive is this character? - sensitive to others' feelings

Main Adversary
Identity: - natural phenomena

Setting
How much descriptions of surroundings? - 5 (an average amount)
Desert? Yes
Desert: - funny heat-delusions

Style
Person - mostly 3rd
Amount of dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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