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Plot Summary of The Haunting of L
"Peter Duvett, a young journalist in 1927, takes a job as a photographer's assistant in a remote Canadian town. He arrives the day of the photographer's wedding and the bride seduces him. The photographer, Vienna Linn takes photographs of accidents that a mysterious man, Radin Heur, arranges. Deception occurs on all sides as the lovers, and the husband all plot against each other."
Deidre Woollard, Resident Scholar



Review Analysis of The Haunting of L
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Plot
Romance/Romance Problems Yes
Kind of romance: - love triangle/polygon - playing footsy while inconveniently married
Is this an adult or child's book? - Adult or Young Adult Book
Taboo sex story? Yes

Main Character
Gender - Male
Profession/status: - journalist
Age: - 20's-30's
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events? Yes
Ethnicity/Nationality - White (American)
How sensitive is this character? - soggy whimpering jelly muffin
Sense of humor - Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence - Average intelligence
Physique - healthy but a geeky weakling

Main Adversary
Identity: - Male
Age: - 40's-50's
Profession/status: - artist
Eccentric/Smart/Dumb: Yes
Eccentric: - obsessed - eccentric - emotionally unstable
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - a lot
How sensitive is this character? - mean, arrogant
Sense of humor - Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters
Physique - average physique

Setting
How much descriptions of surroundings? - 6 ()
The Americas (not US): Yes
The Americas: - Canada
Air? Yes
Air: - passenger plane
Misc setting - resort/hotel

Style
Person - mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death? - generic/vague references to death/punishment
Unusual Style: - a lot of flashback and forwards
Amount of dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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