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| Plot Summary of Night In The Lonesome October |
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"Ed got a letter from his girlfriend telling him how she has found someone else. Heartbroken, Ed couln't sleep and went for a walk. Ed is not alone in the dark shadows of the night. Strange people come out to play at night. Ed spots a girl walking along and follows her. This becomes a nightly thing. He gets obsessed with finding out who she is. During his nightly adventures he runs into all kinds of night crawlers including canibal trolls who live under the bridge. He does however befriend the mysterious girl named Casey. She can help him learn the ways of the night."
Sherrie L. Jones, Resident Scholar
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| Review Analysis of Night In The Lonesome October |
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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 - 20%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 20%
How society works & physical descript. (people, objects, places) - 40%
Tone of story
- suspenseful (sophisticated fear)
Time/era of story:
- present (2000-2010)
Kid or adult book?
- Adult or Young Adult Book
Horror Story?
Yes
Horror plotlets
- the mad stabber chased me!
Main Character
Gender
- Male
Profession/status:
- student
Age:
- a teen
Eccentric/Mental:
Yes
Eccentric:
- obsessed
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
How much violence does he/she use?
- a little
Ethnicity/Race
- White/American
How sensitive is this character?
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 20's-30's
Profession/status:
- killer
Eccentric:
Yes
- obsessed
- deluded
- mentally ill
- emotionally unstable
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- a moderate amount
Motive of antagonist
- kicks
How sensitive is this character?
- hard edged
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Setting
Small town?
Yes
Small town people:
- sinister, like an X-Files Gomer Pyle
Style
Person
- mostly 1st
Accounts of torture and death?
- very gorey references to deaths/dead bodies and torture
How many deaths?
- 2
Sex
Yes
What kind of sex:
- descript of kissing
- touching of anatomy
- actual description of sex
- rape (yeech!)
Unusual forms of death
- eaten
Unusual form of death?
Yes
Amount of dialog
- significantly more descript than dialog
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