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| Plot Summary of Sanctuary |
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"A small town lawyer passing through on his way to his sister's home as he leaves his wife and the stepdaughter he's lusting after stumbles across a rundown homestead where liquor is made. A young woman and her boyfriend wreck their car in the same area, and end up at the house also. The man gets drunk and the girl gets molested, despite the best efforts of a former prostitute who lives there. A man ends up dead, the girl is deserted by her companion and then kidnapped by the killer. The lawyer, now safely ensconced in town, finds out that the owner of the land is in jail for a murder he didn't commit, terrified that if he tells what he knows the real killer will murder him as well. A twisted tail of prostitutes, lawyers, families, lusts, and betrayal."
Sarrah, Resident Scholar
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| Review Analysis of Sanctuary |
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Composition of Book
descript. of violence and chases - 20%
Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 30%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 20%
How society works & physical descript. (people, objects, places) - 30%
Tone of story
- depressing/sad
Time/era of story:
- 1930's-1950's
Kid or adult book?
- Adult or Young Adult Book
Legal Thriller
Yes
Legal Plotlets
- story of crooked lawyer
- finding out whether someone is really guilty
Crime Thriller
Yes
General Crime (including known murderer)
Yes
Who's the criminal enemy here?
- finding a known killer
Main Character
Gender
- Male
Profession/status:
- a lawyer creature
Age:
- 40's-50's
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
How much violence does he/she use?
- none
Ethnicity/Race
- White/American
How sensitive is this character?
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- average physique
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 20's-30's
Profession/status:
- criminal
Eccentric:
Yes
- wild
- emotionally unstable
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- an above average amount
Motive of antagonist
- kicks
How sensitive is this character?
- hard edged
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- missing body parts/abilities
Setting
United States
Yes
The US:
- Deep South
City?
Yes
City:
- Dirty, dangerous (like New York)
- dangerous
- rude people
Farm/Ranch?
Yes
Small town?
Yes
Small town people:
- dumb rednecks, like Gomer Pyle
- hostile, like Gomer Pyle on steroids
- sinister, like an X-Files Gomer Pyle
Misc setting
- prison
Style
Person
- mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death?
- very gorey references to deaths/dead bodies and torture
How many deaths?
- 3-4
Sex
Yes
What kind of sex:
- vague references
- descript of kissing
- touching of anatomy
- use of artificial tools
- rape (yeech!)
Amount of dialog
- significantly more descript than dialog
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