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Plot Summary of Out of Time
"A girl searching for a romantic summer love winds up in her town a hundred years before, by some mysterious power of time traveling. It is here she meets her one true love, who is tied down by another. She realizes that she must respect honor more than love and makes the decision of a lifetime.



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Sigma, Resident Scholar

"Annie Lockwood goes from 1998 to 1898 to see her beloved Strat again. This time, however, he is locked up in an asyulm and she must free him."
Dita , Resident Scholar

Review Analysis of Out of Time
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Plot
Time/era of story - 1980's-1999 - 19th century
Love Triangles/Polygons Yes
What kind: - one man-two women
Action/suspense subplot? Yes
Action: - chased by authorities/family
If one lover chases another... - they alternate
Time Travel Yes
Type of time travel - present to past

Main Male Character
Profession/status: - wealthy
Age/status: - a teen - 20's-30's
Eccentric/mental: Yes
Eccentric: - obsessed
How sexual is this person? - squeaky clean virgin
How romantic is this person? - very romantic
How sensitive is this character? - soggy whimpering jelly muffin
Sense of humor - Strong but gentle sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters
Physique - very athletic

Main Female Character
Age/status: - a teen
Profession/status: - student - spy
Has unusual powers? Yes
Magical/mental powers of main antagonist: - teleportation
Eccentric/Mental: Yes
Eccentric: - obsessed - wild
How sexual is this person? - naive virgin
How romantic is this person? - very romantic
How sensitive is this character? - soggy whimpering jelly muffin
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters - Very much smarter than other characters
Physique - very athletic - average physique

Setting
United States Yes
The US: - Northeast - California
Small town? Yes
Misc setting - Fancy Mansion - moving train

Style
Person - mostly 3rd - rotating 1st
Accounts of torture and death? - generic/vague references to death/punishment - moderately detailed references to deaths
What % of story is romance related? - 70%
Weird Victorian/Shakespearean English? Yes
Part of a series? Yes
Focus of story - equally on 3 in a l-triangle - many multiple characters
How much dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog - significantly more descript than dialog
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Caroline B. Cooney Resident Scholar Profiles

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