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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Kids growing up/acting up?
Yes
Kids:
- trouble in college
- alienated from society
job/profession:
- writer
Ethnic/Relig. of subject (inside)
- Christian
Job/profession/poverty story
Yes
Phys disability/mental struggle?
Yes
Struggle with
- general search for meaning
Ethnic/regional/gender
Yes
Subject of Biography
Gender
- Male
Profession/status:
- writer
Age:
- 20's-30's
Biography of famous person?
Yes
Ethnicity
- White
Nationality
- British
How sensitive is this person?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other people
Physique
- average physique
Setting
How much descriptions of surroundings?
- 3 ()
Desert?
Yes
Forest?
Yes
Prairie?
Yes
Century:
- 1900-1920's
Style
Person
- mostly 1st
Accounts of torture and death?
- generic/vague references to death/punishment
Book makes you feel?
- thoughtful
Is book humorous?
Yes
If humorous, kind of humor
- puns
- eccentric personalities
- Dry-cynical
- parody
- satire
- sarcastic/sardonic
- surreal
- metaphorical
Sex in book?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- vague references
Commentary on society?
Yes
Commentary on
- religion
Writer's slant towards subject:
- somewhat unfavorable
Story of entire life, or part?
- story of set of events during life
Autobiography?
Yes
Pictures/Illustrations?
- None
How much dialogue in bio?
- significantly more descript than dialog
How much of bio focuses on most famous period of life?
- 0-25% of book
How much is philosophy rather than life story?
- 76-100% of book
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