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"A battle royal of ideals and philosophies pitting pro-democracy Vietnamese against the American sponsored regime' in Saigon. The book is a gritty look into the real history of the period, a look into American CIA and Johnson Administration dirty tricks used to undermine the Vietnamese people's rights to self-determination. "
Bob Swartzel, Resident Scholar
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"This is a book that looks at a testing time in the history South-East Asia. Set in the sixties it tells how a gentle Buddhist society was manipulated by right wing tyrants so they could gain maximum power and wealth. The Vietnamese were naive to believe that a democratic utopia based on buddhist philosophy could be created and sustained on the world stage.
The involvment of the United States and its representatives are seen in a light not displayed before in public. Those readers who look on this book with an open mind will be rewarded with an insight into a misunderstood time. "
Warren Thurston, Resident Scholar
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Composition of Book
descript. of violence and chases - 20%
Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 40%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 20%
How society works & physical descript. (people, objects, places) - 20%
Time/era of story:
- 1960's-1970's
Spying/Terrorism Thriller
Yes
Cloak & Dagger Plotlets:
- govt. doing secret bad things abroad
War Thriller
Yes
Armed Forces:
- Army
Specific to
- Vietnam
Kid or adult book?
- Adult or Young Adult Book
Revolution story?
Yes
Main Character
Gender
- Male
- Female
Profession/status:
- student
- infantry soldier
Age:
- a teen
- 20's-30's
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
How much violence does he/she use?
- none
- just the right amount
Ethnicity/Race
- White/American
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Strong but gentle sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- average physique
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
- an organization
Age:
- 40's-50's
Profession/status:
- spy
- dictator
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- an average amount
- a substantial amount
Motive of antagonist
- power
The antagonists are:
- FBI/CIA
- evil politicians
How sensitive is this character?
- mean, arrogant
Sense of humor
- Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- healthy but a geeky weakling
Setting
Asia/Pacific
Yes
Asian country:
- Southeast Asia
Style
Person
- mostly 3rd
- rotating 1st
Accounts of torture and death?
- moderately detailed references to deaths
- very gorey descriptions deaths/dead bodies
How many deaths?
- 5-7
- 8 or more
Sex
Yes
What kind of sex:
- vague references
A lot of techno jargon?
Yes
Kind of jargon?
- military technology
Is this an e-book?
Yes
Amount of dialog
- roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
- significantly more descript than dialog
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