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"Left 15 years in a nursing home, Emily Mason is "accidentally" neglected into a hospital and meets a doctor who realizes she is more than a "vegetable." Gradual awakening to the world leaves her with the dilemma: institutional life, or a modicum of independence? New friends, new experiences, it can all seem like too much. But Emily's humor and toughness gives her the edge for survival. "Getting Life does an incredible job of acknowledging too often unheard voices...This is an excellent novel, the kind all of us writers aspire to produce. (Steven Brown, Disability Culture Institute, www.dimenet.com.) "
Julie Shaw Cole, Resident Scholar
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Tone of book?
- thoughtful
Time/era of story
- 1980's-1999
Internal struggle/realization?
Yes
Culture clash?
- Being oppressed by outside culture
Is this an adult or child's book?
- Adult or Young Adult Book
Outside culture (society)
- American Midwest
Ethnic/regional/gender life
Yes
Brain/Body disability?
- mental illness
Woman's story?
Yes
Main Character
Gender
- Female
Age:
- 20's-30's
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Main Adversary
Identity:
- society
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- throughout most of the book.
Setting
How much descriptions of surroundings?
- 9 (quite a lot)
Style
Person
- mostly 1st
Amount of dialog
- significantly more dialog than descript
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