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| Plot Summary of Tilly |
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"Nine years ago Tilly was murdered by her mother Kathy. A visit to a cemetery causes Kathy to experience strange feelings of guilt. Then, mysteriously, Tilly reappears."
Bo Visschers, Resident Scholar
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"The tale begins when Kathleen finds a small grave that holds only one date and an eerie familiarity to her. She has to know who this “Tilly” was. Shortly after she manages to fall into a restless slumber, she awakes to discover hundreds of children in her backyard. Meanwhile her husband is trying desperately to discover everything he can about this “Tilly”. Both Kathleen and Dan learn that God can forgive any mistake."
Nadine, Resident Scholar
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| Review Analysis of Tilly |
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Composition of Book
Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 20%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 60%
How society works & physical descript. (people, objects, places) - 20%
Tone of story
- depressing/sad
How difficult to spot villain?
- Somewhat obvious
Time/era of story:
- 1980's-1999
What % of story relates directly
to the mystery, not the subplot?
- 80%
Kid or adult book?
- Adult or Young Adult Book
Religious overtones?
Yes
Crime Thriller
Yes
Crime plotlets:
- vigilante getting revenge
Murder Mystery (killer unknown)
Yes
General Crime (including known murderer)
Yes
Main Character
Gender
- Female
Profession/status:
- homemaker
Age:
- 40's-50's
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
How much violence does he/she use?
- a little
Ethnicity/Race
- White/American
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Female
Age:
- a kid
Has special powers?
Yes
Magical/mental powers of main antagonist:
- can read emotions
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- a little/some
- throughout most of the book.
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- average physique
Setting
Small town?
Yes
Small town people:
- dumb rednecks, like Gomer Pyle
- hostile, like Gomer Pyle on steroids
Style
Person
- mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death?
- generic/vague references to death/punishment
How many deaths?
- 1
Unusual forms of death
- crushed
Unusual form of death?
Yes
Amount of dialog
- roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
- significantly more descript than dialog
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