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Plot Summary of Dinosaur Beach
"A truly beleivable method of describing a possible reality of time travel. From a highly descriptive treatise on dinosaurs, to an incredible aptitude for describing a world that is at once other worldly yet common high-tech. "
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Review Analysis of Dinosaur Beach
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Composition of Book
Descript. of chases or violence - 20%
planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 20%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 20%
Descript. of society, phenomena (tech), places - 40%




Tone of book - suspenseful (sophisticated fear)
FANTASY or SCIENCE FICTION? - science fiction story
Time Travel: - into past and future equally
Is this an adult or child's book? - Adult or Young Adult Book
Time Travel story? Yes
Story largely takes place in - Really long ago

Main Character
Identity: - Male
Profession/status: - explorer
Age: - 20's-30's
Has magical/special powers? Yes
Magical/mental powers of main character: - can see into the future - super strength - Invisibility - is very quick - can read emotions
Eccentric: Yes - wild
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events? Yes
How sensitive is this character? - hard edged
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Average intelligence
Physique - average physique

Main Adversary
Identity: - Robot
Age: - 20's-30's
Profession/status: - mastermind
Has magical powers? Yes
Magical/mental powers of main antagonist: - fire/thunder/weather cntrl - can see into the future - super strength - is very quick
Eccentric: Yes - deluded
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - a moderate amount
How sensitive is this character? - mean, arrogant
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters
Physique - very athletic

Setting
Terrain - Domed/Underground City
Earth setting: - 20th century - 17th century - dinosaur times - distant future
Takes place on Earth? Yes

Style
Person? - mostly 1st
Accounts of torture and death? - generic/vague references to death/punishment
scientific jargon? (SF only) - a moderate amount of scientific explanation
Sex in book? Yes
What kind of sex: - vague references only - descript of touching personal anatomy - description of breasts
How much dialogue? - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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