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Plot Summary of China Mountain Zhang
"This book is set in a future America that has undergone a socialist revolution, where China has become the power center of the world. While the story ranges from New York City to Baffin Island, from a Chinese University to a colony on Mars, the real focus and strength lies in the characters. Their lives are rendered in incredible detail, with sensitivity and insight. This is a fictional world where real people live. "
Summer Day, Resident Scholar



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Plot
Tone of book? - upbeat
Time/era of story - near future
Romance/Romance Problems Yes
Training/promotions story Yes
Political/social activism Yes
Poverty, surviving Yes
Kind of living: - general poverty story
Is this an adult or child's book? - Adult or Young Adult Book
Job/Profession/Status story Yes

Main Character
Gender - Male
Profession/status: - engineer
Age: - 20's-30's
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events? Yes
How sensitive is this character? - sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Average intelligence
Physique - average physique

Main Adversary
Identity: - none

Setting
How much descriptions of surroundings? - 5 ()
United States Yes
Asia/Pacific Yes
Asian country: - China
City? Yes
City: - New York

Style
Person - rotating 1st
Accounts of torture and death? - moderately detailed references to deaths
Sex in book? Yes
What kind of sex: - descript of kissing - male homosexuals doing their thing
Amount of dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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