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""Letters to a Rose" is a contemporary narrative that offers a glimpse of the latter 20th Century through the eyes of a child of the 60s. It begins with a lighthearted, nostalgic trip through a young boy's childhood, but takes a sudden, dark turn to the tragic murder of John Kennedy, violent political unrest, and the jungles of Vietnam. In the center is a romance deeply rooted in the tumultuous decades of change the gave rise to a nebulous generation that never quite found itself."
Robert Henley, Resident Scholar
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"The 1960s… Children of the Greatest Generation precariously teeter on the edge of a world gone mad.
Nuclear winter threatens from the shadows of a genocidal war in Southeast Asia as America courts disaster in the sticky jungles of Vietnam; and soon, gunfire will rip through a sunny plaza in Dallas, killing both the nation's beloved president and a young generation's innocence.
From the fringes of this trembling universe calls a voice of a young boy whose naïve world of high school proms and keg parties will soon be hurled out the door of a huey gunship streaking over the killing fields of Vietnam.
Everything he ever knew, and all he believed was true shall be forever changed. Only one thing remains constant.
Rose…
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Kevin Cahill, 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
Life of a profession:
- soldier
Family, struggle with
Yes
Struggle with:
- Father (or standin)
Internal struggle/realization?
Yes
Struggle over
- conduct in war
- vague finding self/purpose in life (i.e. no plot to book)
Culture clash?
- family young v. old guard
Is this an adult or child's book?
- Adult or Young Adult Book
Outside culture (society)
- American Midwest
Coping with loss of loved one(s)
Yes
Loss of...
- father
Job/Profession/Status story
Yes
Ethnic/regional/gender life
Yes
Druggie/Wino problems?
- alcohol
Main Character
Gender
- Male
Profession/status:
- writer
Age:
- 20's-30's
- 40's-50's
Eccentric/Mental
Yes
Eccentric:
- eccentric
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- soggy whimpering jelly muffin
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
- Very much smarter than other characters
Physique
- average physique
Main Adversary
Identity:
- none
Setting
How much descriptions of surroundings?
- 8 (a significant amount)
United States
Yes
The US:
- West
- Midwest
Asia/Pacific
Yes
Asian country:
- Southeast Asia
Jungles?
Yes
City?
Yes
Misc setting
- fort/military installation
Style
Person
- mostly 1st
Accounts of torture and death?
- explicit references to deaths
Sex in book?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- vague references
- impregnation/reproduction
Lot of foul language?
Yes
Unusual Style:
- a lot of stream of consciousness
- written like a journal/diary/letters
Is this an e-book?
Yes
Amount of dialog
- roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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