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"The main character is a young man who was given the ability to live under water for some time through a surgery. He met a young girl and fell in love, but a wealthy man wants her as a wife. He captures the main character and makes him find pearls."
irina, Resident Scholar
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"A doctor alters the lifeform of a boy enabling it to live in water and on land. The boy grow up and falls in love with a young girl and spends more time on land. A wealthy man expects the girls hand and brings more trouble to the boy, meanwhile his health deteriorates as he spends more time on land. "
Sayomi Ehelepola, Resident Scholar
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"A strange sea creature appeared in Rio de la Plata bay. It was half man and half frog, which made strange sounds at night and slashed through fishing nets. When the pearl divers on board his schooner saw the sea creature riding a dolphin, Pedro Zurito decided to catch it with a net and force it to dive for pearls. He almost succeeded, but the sea creature cut through the net at the last moment and swam away. Then he and his helper, Baltazar, dived in the cave where the sea creature lived, and found a tunnel with its entrance blocked by a steel gate. Baltazar found out that the gate led to a famous surgeon's, Dr. Salvador's, plot. Pedro Zurito sent Baltazar's brother, Christo, as a spy to Dr. Salvador, in the form of a grandfather with a sick granddaughter.
Soon Christo was working for Dr. Salvador, and he found out that the sea creature was actually Dr. Salvador's son, (Or, as it turns out later, his adopted son,) Ichthyander, who had been given the ability to live underwater through an operation.
One day when Ichthyander was swimming in the sea, he rescued a young woman from drowning. He fell in love, and managed to win her friendship. Little did he know that Pedro Zurito wanted to marry her, even though she hated him.
In the end Pedro Zurito kidnapped the young woman. Ichthyander heard about this and set out to rescue her. But, he did not succeed. Pedro Zurito caught him, took him on board his schooner and forced him to dive for pearls. Dr. Salvador heard about this and tried to rescue Ichthyander... "
, Resident Scholar
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Composition of Book
Descript. of chases or violence - 10%
planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 50%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 20%
Descript. of society, phenomena (tech), places - 20%
FANTASY or SCIENCE FICTION?
- science fiction story
Romance
Yes
Lifeform altered?
Yes
Kind of alteration:
- Given added abilities
Is this an adult or child's book?
- Adult or Young Adult Book
Human/magical couple?
Yes
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- unemployed
Age:
- 20's-30's
Has magical/special powers?
Yes
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 40's-50's
Profession/status:
- small businessman
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- a lot
How sensitive is this character?
- mean, arrogant
Sense of humor
- Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Setting
Terrain
- Water
Earth setting:
- 20th century
Takes place on Earth?
Yes
Style
Person?
- mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death?
- generic/vague references to death/punishment
How much dialogue?
- roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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