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SV Date
Putnam, Oct 2001, 23.95, 240 pp.
ISBN: 0399148159
Serenity, Florida seems to live up to its name as it provides a wonderful planned community in the midst of the colossal Whipple Kingdom. Nearby is the company owned theme park and zoo, making Serenity a perfect place for retirement or raising a family.
However, beneath the surface of Shangri-La resides a radically different environment. Everything short of breathing is centrally managed and that includes times for specified community activities. Failure to obey the rules could result in eviction with no return of deposit. Big Brother controls communications from phones to postal service to email. Nothing flows in or out without a look by the central board fully administered by the avaricious Lew Peters, who could make a turnip bleed for a buck.
As reporter Ernie Warner begins to uncover the truth about Serenity's dead animals and dead people, an underground movement and an environmentalist struggle to reveal to the world that Peters and ilk have established a third world dictatorship in central Florida. However, Peters will stop at nothing to destroy the opposition including nosy reporters, save the species environmentalists, and graffiti artists who threaten his realm.
DEEP WATER is a dark satirical look at the modern American corporation with its protective government ties. The story line exaggerates the prime traits of the key cast including the corporation so that the audience amusingly understands the role and its impact on the plot. Everything and anything is skewered by the rapier wit of the author. The only conclusion an intelligent person can reach is if DNA testing was performed on SV Date and the remains of Jonathan Swift, reincarnation would prove real.
Harriet Klausner
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Harriet Klausner, Resident Scholar
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Plot
Time/era of story:
- 1980's-1999
Spying/Terrorism Thriller
Yes
Cloak & Dagger Plotlets:
- power struggle within govt between two factions
Plotlets:
- searching for treasure/artifacts
Kid or adult book?
- Adult or Young Adult Book
Who's the terrorist enemy here?
- evil corporation/billionaire
Main Character
Gender
- Male
Profession/status:
- business executive
Age:
- 40's-50's
How much violence does he/she use?
- a significant amount
How sensitive is this character?
- mean, arrogant
Sense of humor
- Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 20's-30's
Profession/status:
- journalist
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- a moderate amount
How sensitive is this character?
- hard edged
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Setting
United States
Yes
The US:
- Southeast
Style
Person
- mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death?
- moderately detailed references to deaths
How many deaths?
- 3-4
Amount of dialog
- roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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