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" Brazaville Beach is the story of a female research in biological/geological fields. The story is told through several flashbacks and is divided between her meeting and marrying her husband, a brilliant mathematical scientist and her subsequent move to a remote job researching behavioural patterns of Chimpanzees in Africa.
The story is ostensibly that of how the protagonist comes to terms with her new life and the problems she faces with her dislike for several of her coworkers with whom she is often confined. However, the book takes on another dimension when she discovers that several of the chimps are savagely killed. She comes to realise that the chimps are nowing showing real human characteristics, ambushing each other and even comitting premeditated murder. The book concentrates on her attempts to convince her stubborn colleagues of the discovery she's made, even though it goes completely against recorded science. "
NeilG1, Resident Scholar
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Tone of book?
- humorous
Time/era of story
- 1960's-1970's
Animal story
Yes
Kind of animal:
- monkey
Is this an adult or child's book?
- Adult or Young Adult Book
Exploring into the wild
Yes
kind of story
- nature lovers living in wild
Main Character
Gender
- Female
Profession/status:
- explorer
Age:
- 20's-30's
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
Ethnicity/Nationality
- British
How sensitive is this character?
- hard edged
Sense of humor
- Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- average physique
Main Adversary
Identity:
- an organization
Profession/status:
- scholar
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- an average amount
How sensitive is this character?
- mean, arrogant
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- quite fatty
Setting
How much descriptions of surroundings?
- 9 ()
Africa
Yes
Kind of Africa:
- Black Africa
City?
Yes
City:
- London
Misc setting
- scientific labs
Style
Person
- mostly 1st
Accounts of torture and death?
- moderately detailed references to deaths
Sex in book?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- actual description of hetero sex
- descript. of female anat. (the big V)
Unusual Style:
- a lot of flashback and forwards
Amount of dialog
- significantly more descript than dialog
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