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Downtown, Apr 2004, 13.00, 320 pp.
ISBN: 074346446X
Though she knows that her ex-husband drug dealer Rick will soon be released on parole, Patty Taylor wants nothing to do with him. That part of her life is over and for that matter so is, she hopes, washing dishes or become an alcoholic piece of trash like her mother. Instead, she feels her life and that of her two year old son Willie has taken a turn for the better since Fred Larsen hired her as a female singer to help the Jonathan Brewer Quartet make money.
While the band categorizes Patty as cotton candy, she works hard to learn the business, especially jazz. When Rick is freed, he ignores that his parole agreement means remaining in the Kansas City area. He is coming for his wife. If she refuses to return to him, he will kill her to insure she knows her proper place. In Paducah, Kentucky, Rick and Patty meet for the final confrontation.
SHOUT DOWN THE MOON is a clever exciting drama that avoids the pitfalls of a simplistic Perils of Pauline tale by making the heroine seemingly so genuine on several levels. Not only does Patty want to make it for her son's sake so he does not have to grow up like her, she finds her confidence rising as she begins to understand jazz. Her relationship with Jonathan is deftly handled as important yet not overwhelming and less of an impact than that of she with Rick, who she once loved and wishes he would get his act together (just without her). This is an in-depth character study of a person who cannot totally shake off her past.
Harriet Klausner
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Harriet Klausner, 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 - 10%
Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 30%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 50%
How society works & physical descript. (people, objects, places) - 10%
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
If story PRIMARILY about main chr. being hunted...
- hunted by dangerous boy/girlfriend/spouse
Main Character
Gender
- Female
Profession/status:
- musician
Age:
- 20's-30's
How much violence does he/she use?
- none
Ethnicity/Race
- White/American
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- very athletic
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 20's-30's
Profession/status:
- unemployed
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- a moderate amount
Motive of antagonist
- revenge
How sensitive is this character?
- hard edged
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- very athletic
Setting
United States
Yes
The US:
- Deep South
Style
Person
- mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death?
- generic/vague references to death/punishment
How many deaths?
- 0 (not a murder mystery)
Amount of dialog
- significantly more dialog than descript
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