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Plot Summary of Galilee
"When small town girl Rachel marries into the most powerful and influential family since the Kennedys, she doesn't give a thought to the darkness that lies behind the beautiful and sparkling facade. For soon Rachel learns all too well the disturbing family history of the Geary Family, with roots so deep they can never be unearthed. Murder, crimes, the Geary's have dealings in everything and anything illegal in the world... as well as a feud with a magical family named the Barbarossas, and especially with the oldest son, known by the name of Galilee."
Meredith Griffin, Resident Scholar



Review Analysis of Galilee
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Plot

Composition of Book
descript. of violence and chases - 20%
Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 40%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 30%
How society works & physical descript. (people, objects, places) - 10%




Tone of story - very humorous
Time/era of story: - 1980's-1999
Kid or adult book? - Adult or Young Adult Book
Horror Story? Yes
Horror plotlets - the ghost chased me!

Main Character
Gender - Male
Profession/status: - explorer
Age: - long lived adults
Has special powers? Yes
Magical/mental powers of main character: - fire/lightning/weather cntrl - telekinesis - can cast many different spells
How much violence does he/she use? - a little
How sensitive is this character? - sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters
Physique - bulging muscles

Main Adversary
Identity: - an organization
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - throughout most of the book.
Motive of antagonist - power
The antagonists are: - big business leader(s)

Setting
United States Yes
The US: - Southeast - Midwest
Misc setting - fancy mansion

Style
Person - mostly 1st
Accounts of torture and death? - generic/vague references to death/punishment
How many deaths? - 5-7
Sex Yes
What kind of sex: - descript of kissing - touching of anatomy - licking - lesbians! - actual description of sex - descript. of breasts - descript. of other female areas - descript. of male nudity - homosexuals doing their thing
Unusual form of death? Yes
Amount of dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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