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Plot Summary of K!ck
"Evan E. Kerrian is a troubled main character who plummets deep into an internal void, contemplating suicide after he is ruthlessly tormented and viciously brutalized by callous peers, wicked teachers, and a frigid, neglectful family who can't seem to pull it together after a family tragedy rips them at the seams. After numerous suicide attempts, Evan befriends several mysterious shadows, one who entices him into a deeper, bottomless chasm; the other who arms him with powerful, rugged stones, ammunition that is necessary to stave off the vultures who nibble at his beaten and weathered flesh. Yet it is up to Evan to decide which path to choose, whether he is to tumble deeper along the road of self-destruction or soar along the path of self-love and self-appreciation."
J. Todd Wilson, Resident Scholar

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Plot
Tone of book? - depressed
Time/era of story - present (2000-2010)
Internal struggle/realization? Yes
Struggle over - vague finding self/purpose in life (i.e. no plot to book)
Is this an adult or child's book? - Adult or Young Adult Book
Battle with a psychiatrist Yes
Brain/Body disability? - mental illness

Main Character
Gender - Male
Profession/status: - student
Age: - a teen
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events? Yes
Ethnicity/Nationality - White (American)
How sensitive is this character? - hard edged
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters
Physique - healthy but a geeky weakling

Main Adversary
Identity: - society
Age: - a teen
Profession/status: - student
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - throughout most of the book.
How sensitive is this character? - mean, arrogant
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Average intelligence
Physique - average physique

Setting
How much descriptions of surroundings? - 5 (an average amount)
United States Yes
The US: - Southeast
City? Yes
City: - Miami

Style
Person - mostly 1st
Accounts of torture and death? - explicit references to deaths
Unusual Style: - a lot of flashback and forwards
Amount of dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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