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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 - love triangle/polygon - playing footsy while inconveniently married
Kids growing up/acting up? Yes
Political/social activism Yes
Plotlet: - general liberal/left wing activism - women fighting for rights - fighting discrim. (other than racial/gender)
Internal struggle/realization? Yes
Crime & Police story Yes
Culture clash? - family young v. old guard
Is this an adult or child's book? - Adult or Young Adult Book
Outside culture (society) - European
Ethnic/regional/gender life Yes
Wisdom from homeless/bum? Yes

Main Character
Gender - Female
Age: - 20's-30's
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events? Yes
How sensitive is this character? - middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters
Physique - average physique

Setting
How much descriptions of surroundings? - 4 (a fair amount)
Europe Yes
European country: - England/UK
Forest? Yes
City? Yes
City: - London
Misc setting - fancy mansion

Style
Person - mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death? - very explicit references to deaths and torture
Sex in book? Yes
Amount of dialog - significantly more dialog than descript
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