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Toofar, Oct 2004, 22.00, 328 pp.
ISBN: 0971880107
In 1969, Sam Altman struggles with Berkeley, protests, riots, police intervention, and all the other negativeness that society is unraveling. When the National Guard uses tear gas on students, Sam aids a young woman whose eyes were blinded temporarily. He feels that he knows Lindy although he believes this is the first time they met while she commiserates with his sadness. On Telegraph Avenue, she leaves her number on the cover of an Alaska Sportsman magazine.
Sam falls in love with the mysterious Lindy, who understands his inner turmoil and encourages him to do something about it. He heeds her advice and heads to Alaska. He climbs Mount Wrangell by himself seeking to release his long buried inner self. No longer being Sam, he uses the name Ransom and begins to act more like a ram than a man. Ransom leaves the mountain feeling better, but yet incomplete as if his destiny still remains to be fullfiiled. With Lindy accompanying him on his second trek up the mountain, his transformation continues, but danger exists behind every inch of nature.
The story line has the audience pondering what is a human, what is civilization, and what is love as Sam changes into Ransom to complete his quest to determine who he is.
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
Tone of book?
- thoughtful
Time/era of story
- 1960's-1970's
Romance/Romance Problems
Yes
Kind of romance:
- GENERAL--no other subplots apply
Internal struggle/realization?
Yes
Struggle over
- nature of existence (heavy philosophy)
Is this an adult or child's book?
- Adult or Young Adult Book
Main Character
Gender
- Male
Profession/status:
- teacher
Age:
- 20's-30's
Ethnicity/Nationality
- 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:
- society
Setting
United States
Yes
The US:
- Alaska
Style
Person
- mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death?
- no torture/death
Unusual Style:
- a lot of stream of consciousness
Amount of dialog
- significantly more dialog than descript
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