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"The premise of MUSE is intriguing,that of a woman in love with a successful author who is actually a seriel killer, but unfortunately very predictable. The back cover essentially tells you the entire story, even though the progress of the book tries to tell you otherwise. Much of the action is repetitive as is the storyline. The very ending, I must admit, was an incredible twist, but a little to easy for the author. I would recommend this book only if you had nothing else to read, and you were interested in a MISERY rip off."
Anthony, Resident Scholar
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"Johanna meets Matt. They go to Maine for the winter. She finds out his secrets. Johanna gets the last laugh.Matt Loses his head. Johanna writer a best seller."
BETH ANDREWS, Resident Scholar
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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 - 50%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 20%
How society works & physical descript. (people, objects, places) - 10%
Tone of story
- suspenseful (sophisticated fear)
Time/era of story:
- 1980's-1999
What % of story relates directly
to the mystery, not the subplot?
- 90%
Special suspect?
- lover
Murder of certain profession?
- actors/producers/directors
Misc. Murder Plotlets
- cooped up in spooky house
- solving long-past murder
Kid or adult book?
- Adult or Young Adult Book
Any non-mystery subplot?
- life in that culture
Crime Thriller
Yes
Murder Mystery (killer unknown)
Yes
General Crime (including known murderer)
Yes
Who's the criminal enemy here?
- finding a known killer
If story PRIMARILY about main chr. being hunted...
- hunted by dangerous boy/girlfriend/spouse
Main Character
Gender
- Female
Profession/status:
- artist
Age:
- 20's-30's
Eccentric/Mental:
Yes
Eccentric:
- mentally ill
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
How much violence does he/she use?
- a little
Ethnicity/Race
- White/American
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
- soggy whimpering jelly muffin
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 40's-50's
Profession/status:
- writer
Eccentric:
Yes
- mentally ill
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- a substantial amount
- throughout most of the book.
Motive of antagonist
- money/treasure
The antagonists are:
- racists/KKK
How sensitive is this character?
- mean, arrogant
Sense of humor
- Cynical sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- very athletic
Setting
United States
Yes
The US:
- Northeast
Forest?
Yes
City?
Yes
City:
- New York
Small town?
Yes
Small town people:
- dumb rednecks, like Gomer Pyle
Misc setting
- sewers/subways
Style
Person
- mostly 1st
- rotating 1st
Accounts of torture and death?
- generic/vague references to death/punishment
- very gorey descriptions deaths/dead bodies
How many deaths?
- 3-4
Sex
Yes
What kind of sex:
- descript of kissing
- touching of anatomy
- actual description of sex
- descript. of breasts
- descript. of other female areas
- descript. of male nudity
Unusual forms of death
- decapitated
Unusual form of death?
Yes
Amount of dialog
- mostly dialog
- significantly more dialog than descript
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