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"Lila Wingo is the beautiful, proud matriarch. Abused by her husband,she is the sweet and steely woman with social aspirations so great she is willing to sell her kids down the river to achieve them
Henry Wingo was the cruel patriarch in the family. Shrimper, schemer, and loser, he is a man who will beat his sons to teach them not to cry. Later, he strives to make peace with his family.
Luke was the older son in the book. He was a Vietnam veteran, a strong man of burning convictions who races toward a shocking fate while trying to save an entire town.
Savannah is the famous, gifted and troubled poet. The cadenced beauty of her art and the cries of her illness are clues to the secret she holds in her heart. She has locked away the bitter truths of her wounded family.
Tom is Savannah's twin brother, and the narrator of the story. He is an unemployed teacher/ and football coach with a loving wife who loves someone else. With his troubled sister and a perceptive psychiatrist, he is forced to look backward to unravel a history of violence, abandonment, commitment and love."
Boppy, Resident Scholar
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Tone of book?
- depressed
Time/era of story
- 1960's-1970's
Family, struggle with
Yes
Struggle with:
- all of family
Internal struggle/realization?
Yes
Is this an adult or child's book?
- Adult or Young Adult Book
Brain/Body disability?
- mental illness
Main Character
Gender
- Male
Profession/status:
- teacher
Age:
- 20's-30's
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- very athletic
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 60's-90's
Profession/status:
- unemployed
Eccentric/Smart/Dumb:
Yes
Eccentric:
- emotionally unstable
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- an above average amount
How sensitive is this character?
- hard edged
Sense of humor
- Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence
- Dumb
Physique
- average physique
Setting
How much descriptions of surroundings?
- 8 (a significant amount)
United States
Yes
The US:
- Deep South
Water?
Yes
Water:
- swimming on
- sail boat
Small town?
Yes
Small town people:
- nice, like Andy/Opie/Aunt Bee
Style
Person
- rotating 1st
Accounts of torture and death?
- generic/vague references to death/punishment
Sex in book?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- descript of kissing
- touching of anatomy
- actual description of hetero sex
- descript. of nude males (the big P)
Lot of foul language?
Yes
Unusual Style:
- a lot of flashback and forwards
- a lot of stream of consciousness
Amount of dialog
- significantly more descript than dialog
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