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Plot Summary of The Voice Of The Night
"Colin absolutely could not believe it when he finally had a friend who was popular. Colin had always been a shy, skinny, and brainy fourteen year old who had remained outcast by the "in" crowd. Colin jumped at the idea of being blood brothers with Roy. Little did he know that Roy would require he help organize the murder of innocent people. Colin just couldn't do it. Now, Roy wants him dead. Roy is relentless and will stop at nothing until he kills the blood brother that betrayed him."
Tracey Ray, Resident Scholar



Review Analysis of The Voice Of The Night
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Plot

Composition of Book
descript. of violence and chases - 30%
Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 30%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 30%
How society works & physical descript. (people, objects, places) - 10%




Tone of story - very upbeat
Time/era of story: - 1980's-1999
Kid or adult book? - Adult or Young Adult Book
Crime Thriller Yes
Crime plotlets: - vigilante getting revenge
General Crime (including known murderer) Yes
If story PRIMARILY about main chr. being hunted... - hunted by killer/stalker

Main Character
Gender - Male
Profession/status: - student
Age: - a teen
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events? Yes
How much violence does he/she use? - just the right amount
Ethnicity/Race - White/American
How sensitive is this character? - sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters
Physique - healthy but a geeky weakling

Main Adversary
Identity: - Male
Age: - a teen
Profession/status: - student
Eccentric: Yes - obsessed - wild - emotionally unstable
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - an above average amount
Motive of antagonist - kicks
How sensitive is this character? - mean, arrogant
Intelligence - Average intelligence
Physique - very athletic

Setting
United States Yes
The US: - California

Style
Person - mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death? - very gorey references to deaths/dead bodies and torture
How many deaths? - 3-4
Sex Yes
What kind of sex: - actual description of sex - rape (yeech!)
Unusual forms of death - run over - crushed - flamed - decapitated - perforation--bullets
Unusual form of death? Yes
Amount of dialog - significantly more dialog than descript
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