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"Cormac O'Connor arrives in New York from Ireland in 1740 and stays forever. He is intent on avenging his parents' death at the hands of a treacherous earl. Through his association with an African magician, he acquires the ability to be immortal as long as he never leaves Manhattan. The book traces Cormac's adventures through and ever-changing New York as he pursues the earl's family through time and searches for the one woman who is his true mate. Cormac's two quests culminate in the events of September 11. "
Deidre Woollard, Resident Scholar
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Tone of book?
- very sensitive (sigh)
Time/era of story
- 18th century
Inside culture (main char)
- Irish
Is this an adult or child's book?
- Adult or Young Adult Book
Outside culture (society)
- American Northeast
If story of urban/rural...
- Big city life
Ethnic/regional/gender life
Yes
Main Character
Gender
- Male
Profession/status:
- journalist
Has magical powers?
Yes
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
Ethnicity/Nationality
- Irish/McCourt
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- average physique
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 20's-30's
Profession/status:
- slaver
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- a little/some
How sensitive is this character?
- mean, arrogant
Sense of humor
- Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- average physique
Setting
How much descriptions of surroundings?
- 6 (an above average amount)
City?
Yes
City:
- New York
Style
Person
- mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death?
- generic/vague references to death/punishment
Sex in book?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- vague references
- descript of kissing
- touching of anatomy
- actual description of hetero sex
- descript. of female anat. (the big B's)
- descript. of female anat. (the big V)
Amount of dialog
- roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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