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"William Bloom's father Edward is dying. And the trouble is, William feels like he doesn't really know who is father is. That's because Edward Bloom's entire life has been a series of tall tales and fables, legends and myths. And as Edward comes closer to death, Wliiam struggles to find out who his father really is, discovering near the end that it doesn't even matter, because his father is still an extraordinary man in his son's eyes."
Amanda Goodwin, Resident Scholar
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"It was an ordinary day,like any other and a son gets a phone call that his father was dying. The son remembers his father's stories as he is going home. His father was Edward Bloom who was born during the driest summer in forty years. The year Edward turned nine it snowed in Alabama. He never forgot a name, your favorate color or face by the time he was twelve. Flash forward to his faher dying and Dr. Bennett who seems even older then his father tells him there is nothing he can do for Edward. So the son goes in to visit with his father who refuses to tell him anything but tall tales of his life because the truth would not be as interesting. Edward tells various tales as they try not to dwell on the fact that he is dying and as a traveling salesmen he has missed most of his sons life. The son demands to know what the real story behind the tall tales and gets angry when Edward won't tell him. Then Edward's time is up as he has a stroke, sadly the son sits by his bedside at the hospital."
Dawn Binstock, Resident Scholar
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Tone of book?
- thoughtful
- humorous
Time/era of story
- 1980's-1999
Family, struggle with
Yes
Struggle with:
- Father (or standin)
Family, caring for ill
Yes
Who is sick?
- Father
because he/she is
- physically ill
Is this an adult or child's book?
- Adult or Young Adult Book
Main Character
Gender
- Male
Profession/status:
- explorer
- blue collar
Age:
- 20's-30's
- long lived adults
Eccentric/Mental
Yes
Eccentric:
- eccentric
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Strong but gentle sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- average physique
- physically sick
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
- society
Age:
- 60's-90's
Profession/status:
- small businessman
Eccentric/Smart/Dumb:
Yes
Eccentric:
- eccentric
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- a substantial amount
- throughout most of the book.
How sensitive is this character?
- hard edged
Sense of humor
- Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- physically sick
Setting
How much descriptions of surroundings?
- 6 ()
United States
Yes
The US:
- Southeast
- Deep South
Small town?
Yes
Small town people:
- nice, like Andy/Opie/Aunt Bee
- sinister, like an X-Files Gomer Pyle
Misc setting
- fort/military installation
Style
Person
- mostly 1st
- rotating 1st
Accounts of torture and death?
- no torture/death
- moderately detailed references to deaths
Unusual Style:
- a lot of flashback and forwards
- a lot of stream of consciousness
- written like a journal/diary/letters
Amount of dialog
- roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
- significantly more descript than dialog
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