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"The main character is a horribly ugly man who seeks to get even with 3 specific women who have jilted him in the past. He has cosmetic surgery and changes his identity lures three women out to an island on false pretenses and one by one seeks to get even with them very suspenseful book."
mari augustine, 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 - 30%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 20%
How society works & physical descript. (people, objects, places) - 30%
Tone of story
- suspenseful (sophisticated fear)
Time/era of story:
- present (2000-2010)
Kid or adult book?
- Adult or Young Adult Book
Crime Thriller
Yes
General Crime (including known murderer)
Yes
Who's the criminal enemy here?
- crazed boyfriend/girlfriend/spouse
If story PRIMARILY about main chr. being hunted...
- hunted by killer/stalker
Main Character
Gender
- Male
Profession/status:
- killer
Age:
- 20's-30's
Eccentric/Mental:
Yes
Eccentric:
- obsessed
- mentally ill
- deluded
- emotionally unstable
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
How much violence does he/she use?
- a significant amount
Ethnicity/Race
- White/American
How sensitive is this character?
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- healthy but a geeky weakling
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Female
Age:
- 20's-30's
Profession/status:
- business executive
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- an average amount
Motive of antagonist
- revenge
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- average physique
Setting
United States
Yes
Asia/Pacific
Yes
Asian country:
- Pacific Islands
The Americas (not US):
Yes
Island?
Yes
Island:
- naive Brooke Shields-ish virgin
- Mean guy who wants to hunt/mutate
- stranded
- on vacation
Misc setting
- resort/hotel
Style
Person
- mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death?
- very gorey references to torture
How many deaths?
- 3-4
Sex
Yes
What kind of sex:
- descript of kissing
- touching of anatomy
- rape (yeech!)
Unusual forms of death
- perforation--bullets
- perforation--swords/knives
Unusual form of death?
Yes
Amount of dialog
- significantly more descript than dialog
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