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Plot Summary of '48
"In 1945, Hitler unleashes a disease on Britain which kills all but a handful of people. One man is chased by the Blackshirts (who are slowly dying) so they can find a way to stop their own deaths."
Crybbe, Resident Scholar

Review Analysis of '48
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Plot
Tone of story - Dry-cynical
Time/era of story: - 1930's-1950's
Medical Thriller Yes
Medical Plotlets: - cure/disease
Disaster, natural or nuclear Yes
Kind of disaster: - plague
Kid or adult book? - Adult or Young Adult Book

Main Character
Gender - Male
Profession/status: - pilot, airforce
How much violence does he/she use? - just the right amount
How sensitive is this character? - sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters
Physique - average physique

Main Adversary
Identity: - Male
Age: - 40's-50's
Profession/status: - dictator
Eccentric: Yes
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - almost none
Motive of antagonist - revenge
The antagonists are: - nazis
How sensitive is this character? - hard edged
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Average intelligence
Physique - average physique

Setting
Europe Yes
European country: - England/UK
Misc setting - sewers/subways

Style
Person - mostly 1st
Accounts of torture and death? - very gorey descriptions deaths/dead bodies
How many deaths? - hundreds or more
Unusual forms of death - asphyxiation - run over - biohazard/virus - exploded into bits
Unusual form of death? Yes
Amount of dialog - significantly more descript than dialog
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