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Plot Summary of Hours
"The term 'page turner' gets overused to the point that it has lost it's meaning. However, take that expression literally and it applies to 24 Hours. This is one of the fastest reads I have ever had. The book moves along at a frantic pace and just pulls you along with it.
As the title suggests the events in the book only span 1 day, but in those 24 hours you learn about every chracter and are involved in the events they are involved in intimately.

If you like good suspense and a fast read then this is the book for you. As usual Greg has come out with something original, and something disimilar to his previous works but he shows that he is a good storyteller and that is what is important. It is disturbing at times, but I think everyone will enjoy this book.
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James Lancaster, Resident Scholar



Review Analysis of Hours
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Plot
Tone of story - very upbeat
How difficult to spot villain? - Very obvious
Time/era of story: - 1980's-1999
Kid or adult book? - Adult or Young Adult Book

Main Character
Gender - Male
Profession/status: - doctor
Age: - 40's-50's
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events? Yes
How much violence does he/she use? - a little
How sensitive is this character? - sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters
Physique - missing body parts/abilities

Main Adversary
Identity: - Male
Age: - 40's-50's
Profession/status: - thief/con artist
Eccentric: Yes - emotionally unstable
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - an average amount
Motive of antagonist - money/treasure
How sensitive is this character? - mean, arrogant
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters
Physique - bulging muscles

Setting
United States Yes
The US: - Deep South
City? Yes
City: - wealthy
Misc setting - resort/hotel

Style
Person - rotating 1st
Accounts of torture and death? - moderately detailed references to deaths
How many deaths? - 2
Sex Yes
What kind of sex: - descript. of breasts - descript. of other female areas - descript. of male nudity
Unusual forms of death - asphyxiation
Unusual form of death? Yes
Amount of dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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