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| Plot Summary of Florence of Arabia |
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"After an acquaintance is beheaded back in her native country after trying to flee her marriage, state department employee Firenze “Florence” Farfaletti writes a shocking government paper and sends a copy to her boss' boss. She proposes a plan to begin liberating Islamic women to help stabilize the politics of the world's 1.5 billion Muslims. Her superior thinks she has just thrown away her career and caused irreparable harm to his own, but much to Florence's surprise a mysterious man who identifies himself only as Uncle Sam takes her up on her idea. She and her odd team of agents set up shop in Matar, a Middle East principality through it's creation that has landlocked the powerful neighboring nation of Wasabia. The ruling emir of Matar makes his fortune by charging Wasabia fees to pipe oil to the sea through its borders. The plan is for Florence to masquerade as a television producer and enlist sheika Laila, the wife of emir Gabbir to be its creative consultant.
Florence and her cohort are thrilled, as the newly created TVMatar is a huge hit with Matari women and moderates in the region. Suspicions are aroused that the network is a CIA operation. Even Florence cannot be certain of the background of her boss Uncle Sam. A French intelligence agency has a plan of its own to seize power by placing the emir's playboy half brother Maliq on the throne of Matar. Maliq used to spend his days driving French racecars but has suddenly found religion since a near fatal racing mishap. Florence's group is successful in programming scandalous shows and pushing a liberated female agenda. The network draws the ire of Wasabia (as they are the butt of many jokes and unflattering situations on the networks programs) as well as other conservatives in the region. Florence and her associates must scuttle the operation when word of an impending palace coup reaches them. Like most of Buckley's work the irreverent humor in Florence of Arabia is spread on very thick throughout the fast paced action."
David Fletcher, Resident Scholar
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| Review Analysis of Florence of Arabia |
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Composition of Book
descript. of violence and chases - 20%
Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 20%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 30%
How society works & physical descript. (people, objects, places) - 30%
Tone of story
- very humorous
Time/era of story:
- present (2000-2010)
Spying/Terrorism Thriller
Yes
Cloak & Dagger Plotlets:
- main char. spying/sabotage
Kid or adult book?
- Adult or Young Adult Book
Who's the terrorist enemy here?
- arabs and/or muslims
Main Character
Gender
- Female
Profession/status:
- government investigator
Age:
- 20's-30's
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
How much violence does he/she use?
- none
Ethnicity/Race
- White/American
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- average physique
Main Adversary
Identity:
- an organization
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- a substantial amount
The antagonists are:
- Arab terrorists
Setting
Asia/Pacific
Yes
Asian country:
- Arabia
Desert?
Yes
Desert:
- hostile arabs
Misc setting
- fancy mansion
Style
Person
- mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death?
- very gorey references to deaths/dead bodies and torture
How many deaths?
- 5-7
Sex
Yes
What kind of sex:
- vague references
- descript of kissing
Unusual forms of death
- decapitated
Unusual form of death?
Yes
Amount of dialog
- significantly more dialog than descript
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