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"A group of women attempt to overcome the status quo of "Paradise" by setting up their own commune, only to suffer the consequences of their actions. Racial hated and gender issues abound, but the true message of the story is an analogy about myth making and bending history to fit personal prejudices."
Jim Hiller, Resident Scholar
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Time/era of story
- 1960's-1970's
Romance/Romance Problems
Yes
Kind of romance:
- GENERAL--no other subplots apply
- seduction (yum!)
- boatload of casual sex without love
Political/social activism
Yes
Plotlet:
- general liberal/left wing activism
- women fighting for rights
- minorities fighting for rights
- religious issues
Family, struggle with
Yes
Culture clash?
- family young v. old guard
- visiting a culture in other country
Is this an adult or child's book?
- Adult or Young Adult Book
Ethnic/regional/gender life
Yes
Lover is
- of a different social class
Main Character
How sensitive is this character?
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Setting
How much descriptions of surroundings?
- 3 ()
United States
Yes
The US:
- Midwest
Prairie?
Yes
Farm/Ranch?
Yes
Farm/Ranch:
- farm
- ranch
Small town?
Yes
Small town people:
- nice, like Andy/Opie/Aunt Bee
- dumb Rednecks, like Gomer Pyle
- hostile, like Gomer Pyle on steroids
- sinister, like an X-Files Gomer Pyle
Misc setting
- fancy mansion
Style
Person
- mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death?
- explicit references to deaths
Amount of dialog
- significantly more descript than dialog
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