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Raised By Puppets Only to be Killed By Research
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Plot Summary of Raised By Puppets Only to be Killed By Research
"Best known for his accent-laden commentaries on National Public Radio (he grew up in Romania), Codrescu offers his second collection of essays about life in his adopted country. The subjects range from body scars to exile literature, from Senator Biden's unoriginal quotations to the scourge of McDonald's and Coca-Cola. There is much wry humor here; in his critique of "Wheel of Fortune," Codrescu calls Vanna White a "Dada artist who ... methodically destroys language by revealing cliches letter by letter, day after day, year after year.""
David Loftus, Resident Scholar



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Tone of book? - thoughtful
Time/era of story - 1980's-1999
Political/social activism Yes
Plotlet: - general liberal/left wing activism - fighting for free speech/press - religious issues
Is this an adult or child's book? - Adult or Young Adult Book

Main Character
How sensitive is this character? - middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Average intelligence
Physique - average physique

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United States Yes
The US: - West - Northeast - Deep South - Midwest - Pacific NW - California

Style
Person - mostly 1st
Accounts of torture and death? - no torture/death
Amount of dialog - little dialog
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