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"This book is amazing. A group of friends meet a flying cat who shows them a planet full of bones. When they pick up a bone and think of something, the bone becomes that something. "
Adam Thomas Maykins, Resident Scholar
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Composition of Book
Descript. of chases or violence - 10%
planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 20%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 30%
Descript. of society, phenomena (tech), places - 40%
Tone of book
- scarey (primal ax-wielding fear)
FANTASY or SCIENCE FICTION?
- fantasy world/fantasy past
Explore/1st contact/ enviro story
Yes
Plotlets:
- exploring a wondrous planet or phenomena
Is this an adult or child's book?
- Kid's book (ages 7-14)
Animal Story
Yes
Kind of animal
- cat
Main Character
Identity:
- animal
Profession/status:
- unemployed
Has magical/special powers?
Yes
Magical/mental powers of main character:
- can fly
Eccentric:
Yes
- wild
How sensitive is this character?
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Genius
Physique
- very athletic
Main Adversary
Identity:
- none
Has magical powers?
Yes
Magical/mental powers of main antagonist:
- mind control
- can fly
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- an average amount
Sense of humor
- Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence
- Genius (really!)
Physique
- very athletic
Setting
Terrain
- Asteroid
A substantial portion of this book takes place on a non-Earth planetary body:
- empty, or nearly empty world
Planet outside solar system?
Yes
Style
Person?
- mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death?
- no torture/death
scientific jargon? (SF only)
- none/very little science jargon needed
How much dialogue?
- roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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