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"A Vietnamese war veteran and former refugee, nicknamed THE CHINAMAN by his enemies, goes into action when his wife and daughter are killed in an IRA terrorist attack in London. As the authorities are of no use to him when he persistently harasses them into solving the case, he decideds to take matters into his own hands and take on the IRA High Command. But it is soon revealed that a score of high-profile terrorist attacks in the UK are actually the work of a renegade Irish splinter group, and it seems that both sides are after one goal . . . to stop the bombings and preserve the peace process."
Nick Warren, Resident Scholar
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| Review Analysis of The Chinaman |
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Composition of Book
descript. of violence and chases - 20%
Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 40%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 20%
How society works & physical descript. (people, objects, places) - 20%
Tone of story
- Dry-cynical
Time/era of story:
- 1980's-1999
Spying/Terrorism Thriller
Yes
Kid or adult book?
- Adult or Young Adult Book
Crime Thriller
Yes
Crime plotlets:
- vigilante getting revenge
Who's the terrorist enemy here?
- generic terrorists
General Crime (including known murderer)
Yes
Main Character
Gender
- Male
Profession/status:
- small businessman
Age:
- 40's-50's
Eccentric/Mental:
Yes
Eccentric:
- obsessed
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
How much violence does he/she use?
- a significant amount
How sensitive is this character?
- soggy whimpering jelly muffin
Sense of humor
- Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- very athletic
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 20's-30's
Profession/status:
- mastermind
Eccentric:
Yes
- obsessed
- deluded
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- a substantial amount
Motive of antagonist
- power
The antagonists are:
- foreign organized crime
How sensitive is this character?
- mean, arrogant
Sense of humor
- Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- physically sick
Setting
Europe
Yes
European country:
- England/UK
- Ireland
Asia/Pacific
Yes
Asian country:
- Southeast Asia
City?
Yes
City:
- London
- Dirty, dangerous (like New York)
- dangerous
Farm/Ranch?
Yes
Farm/Ranch:
- farm
Misc setting
- resort/hotel
Style
Person
- rotating 1st
Accounts of torture and death?
- moderately detailed references to deaths
How many deaths?
- hundreds or more
Sex
Yes
What kind of sex:
- vague references
- descript of kissing
- touching of anatomy
A lot of techno jargon?
Yes
Kind of jargon?
- military technology
Unusual forms of death
- poisoning
- dropped from large heights
- run over
- flamed
- impaled
- perforation--bullets
- perforation--swords/knives
- exploded into bits
Unusual form of death?
Yes
Amount of dialog
- roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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