|
|
| Plot Summary of Ledges |
|---|
"A woman remarries, hoping to raise her children in a supportive household. Instead, the new step-father is abusive and cruel. Ultimately he turns on his step-children who have to fight to stay alive.
The story is told primarily from a child's point of view and the child is badly conflicted between the need for parental approval and his need to stay alive in a hostile environment."
Rob Preece, Resident Scholar
|
|
|
Get your copy of the book
| Review Analysis of Ledges |
|---|
|
Our unique search engine provides a wealth of detail about books by breaking them down into many different literary elements, all of which are searchable (click here).
|
|
Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Tone of book?
- thoughtful
Time/era of story
- 1960's-1970's
Kids growing up/acting up?
Yes
Family, struggle with
Yes
Struggle with:
- Step Parent(s)
Is this an adult or child's book?
- Adult or Young Adult Book
Something wrong upstairs/downstairs?
- mental illness
Parents/lack of parents problem?
- parental abuse
Main Character
Gender
- Male
Profession/status:
- student
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- healthy but a geeky weakling
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 40's-50's
Profession/status:
- farmer
Eccentric/Smart/Dumb:
Yes
Eccentric:
- deluded
- eccentric
- emotionally unstable
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- throughout most of the book.
How sensitive is this character?
- mean, arrogant
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- bulging muscles
Setting
How much descriptions of surroundings?
- 9 (quite a lot)
United States
Yes
The US:
- Midwest
Farm/Ranch?
Yes
Farm/Ranch:
- farm
Style
Person
- mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death?
- very explicit references to deaths and torture
Sex in book?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- rape/molest (yeech!)
Is this an e-book?
Yes
Amount of dialog
- significantly more descript than dialog
|
|
|
Click here for more information about this book
Note: the views expressed here are only those of the reviewer(s). | |
Use our site!
Feedback
About us
Most recent discussions:
General Book Talk
Book writing discussion
Off-topic message board
.
Jane Juska
5:48:53 PM
Suzanne Collins
5:37:40 PM
Deric Longden
11:53:30 AM
Jean M. Auel
11:20:15 AM
Cecelia Ahern
10:53:33 AM
Robert Segarra
10:30:53 AM
Dave Pelzer
6:12:34 AM
George W. Bush
2:05:48 AM
Lilian Jackson Braun
9:30:43 PM
Donna Fletcher
9:16:54 PM
J.K. Rowling
7:40:18 PM
Lisanne Norman
7:16:47 PM
Barack Obama
7:10:39 PM
Margaret Peterson Haddix
6:23:46 PM
V.C. Andrews
2:17:47 PM
Linda Nagata
1:04:02 PM
Robin Cook
12:08:25 AM
Ruth Minsky Sender
7:39:26 PM
Gary Paulsen
7:15:11 PM
Zdena Kapral
2:41:37 PM
More message boards
|
