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| Plot Summary of Beating Heart: A Ghost Story |
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" Evan is a seventeen-year-old human boy who moves in with his mother and younger sister Libby after his parents decide to separate. As his family gets settled in the new house, Evan begins to dream about a beautiful, yet mysterious girl who once lived there. Evan's dreams become more vivid and real, and soon he is fascinated with her, believing she is living in the house with him.
Cora is a ghost. She roams the halls of Evans home, watching him, and longing for his love and attention. She believes he is her lover, and that they belong together. Even if she has to steal him. Cora uses her power of seduction to pull Evan from his relationships with his family and his girlfriend Carrie, hoping he will stay with her.
As Evan and Cora get closer, Evan's old life begins to slip away, leaving his family, and Carrie."
Allison, Resident Scholar
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| Review Analysis of Beating Heart: A Ghost Story |
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Composition of Book
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 90%
Descript. of society, phenomena (tech), places - 10%
Tone of book
- cynical or dry-wit
FANTASY or SCIENCE FICTION?
- fantasy story on current Earth
Romance
Yes
Is this an adult or child's book?
- Adult or Young Adult Book
Human/magical couple?
Yes
Type of couple:
- He's a human, she's a magical being
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- student
Age:
- a teen
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Female
Age:
- a teen
Profession/status:
- student
Has magical powers?
Yes
Magical/mental powers of main antagonist:
- Invisibility
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- throughout most of the book.
How sensitive is this character?
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- average physique
Setting
Earth setting:
- general past
- current (early 21st century)
Takes place on Earth?
Yes
Style
Person?
- mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death?
- no torture/death
Sex in book?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- vague references only
- descript of kissing
How much dialogue?
- roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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