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"A woman remarries, hoping to raise her children in a supportive household. Instead, the new step-father is abusive and cruel. Ultimately he turns on his step-children who have to fight to stay alive.
The story is told primarily from a child's point of view and the child is badly conflicted between the need for parental approval and his need to stay alive in a hostile environment."
Rob Preece, 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
Kids growing up/acting up?
Yes
Family, struggle with
Yes
Struggle with:
- Step Parent(s)
Is this an adult or child's book?
- Adult or Young Adult Book
Something wrong upstairs/downstairs?
- mental illness
Parents/lack of parents problem?
- parental abuse
Main Character
Gender
- Male
Profession/status:
- student
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- healthy but a geeky weakling
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 40's-50's
Profession/status:
- farmer
Eccentric/Smart/Dumb:
Yes
Eccentric:
- deluded
- eccentric
- emotionally unstable
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- throughout most of the book.
How sensitive is this character?
- mean, arrogant
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- bulging muscles
Setting
How much descriptions of surroundings?
- 9 (quite a lot)
United States
Yes
The US:
- Midwest
Farm/Ranch?
Yes
Farm/Ranch:
- farm
Style
Person
- mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death?
- very explicit references to deaths and torture
Sex in book?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- rape/molest (yeech!)
Is this an e-book?
Yes
Amount of dialog
- significantly more descript than dialog
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