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Plot Summary of The Samurai's Garden
"This is a book about a Chinese youngman's sojourn in a seaside village during the Japanese invasion of China. "
, Resident Scholar

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Plot
Tone of book? - thoughtful
Time/era of story - 1930's-1950's
Inside culture (main char) - Chinese
Is this an adult or child's book? - Adult or Young Adult Book
Outside culture (society) - Japanese
If story of urban/rural... - Small town life
War/Revolt/Disaster on civilians Yes
Ethnic/regional/gender life Yes
Conflict: - War, WW II

Main Character
Gender - Male
Profession/status: - student
Age: - 20's-30's
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events? Yes
Ethnicity/Nationality - Chinese
How sensitive is this character? - sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters
Physique - physically sick

Main Adversary
Identity: - Male
Age: - 20's-30's
Profession/status: - student
Has magical powers? Yes
Magical/mental powers - mind control
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - an average amount
How sensitive is this character? - middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence - Average intelligence
Physique - average physique

Setting
How much descriptions of surroundings? - 7 (a good amount)
Asia/Pacific Yes
Asian country: - Japan
Forest? Yes
Farm/Ranch: - ranch - lot of descript of animal care
Small town? Yes
Misc setting - fort/military installation

Style
Person - mostly 1st
Accounts of torture and death? - moderately detailed references to deaths
Sex in book? Yes
What kind of sex: - vague references
Unusual Style: - written like a journal/diary/letters
Amount of dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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