"This is a book about a brother and sister who were... in an incestuous relationship. It starts out with the sister giving birth in a cabin in the southern backwoods. After she gives birth she falls to sleep and the brother decides the baby has to go. He takes the child and walks into the woods and leaves it in a random place. All is well and he returns to his sister and tells her the kid dies. Meanwhile, a traveling salesman finds the kid and takes it. The sister finds out her brother is lying and when he is out she leaves to find her kid. The brother in turn sets out to find her. But there is some evil force after both of them. "
Frannie, Resident Scholar
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Review Analysis of Outer Dark
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Plot
Tone of book?
- depressed
Time/era of story
- 19th century
Romance/Romance Problems
Yes
Family, struggle with
Yes
Struggle with:
- Brother
Kind of sex:
- incest
Is this an adult or child's book?
- Adult or Young Adult Book
Taboo sex story?
Yes
Main Character
Gender
- Female
Profession/status:
- unemployed
Age:
- a teen
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
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Dumb
Physique
- average physique
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
How sensitive is this character?
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Setting
How much descriptions of surroundings?
- 7 (a good amount)
Mountains/Cliffs
Yes
Mountains:
- falling off
Farm/Ranch?
Yes
Farm/Ranch:
- farm
Small town?
Yes
Small town people:
- dumb Rednecks, like Gomer Pyle
Style
Person
- mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death?
- generic/vague references to death/punishment
Weird Victorian/Shakespearean English?
Yes
Unusual Style:
- No single main character?
Amount of dialog
- significantly more descript than dialog
