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Review Summaries
"Thad decides to eliminate his pen name (George Stark) but George won't allow it. George comes to life and begins to kill people close to Thad. Thad and George have the same DNA, they are virtually the same person, and Thad is accused of the murders. The struggle is on!"
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"Thad Beaumont writes books. Most of those books he wrote under the pen name George Stark. But then he stops writing George Stark books,and weird things happen,for example: the pseudonym George Stark gets a physical form and starts to chase him down."
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Composition of Book
Descript. of chases or violence - 25%
planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 25%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 35%
Descript. of society, phenomena (tech), places - 15%




Tone of book - suspenseful (sophisticated fear)
FANTASY or SCIENCE FICTION? - science fiction story
Is this an adult or child's book? - Adult or Young Adult Book
Horror story? Yes
Horror plotlets - the monster chased me! - the ghost chased me!

Main Character
Identity: - Male
Profession/status: - writer
Age: - 20's-30's - 40's-50's
Has magical/special powers? Yes
Eccentric: Yes - wild
How sensitive is this character? - middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Average intelligence - Very much smarter than other characters
Physique - average physique - healthy but a geeky weakling

Main Adversary
Identity: - Male
Age: - 40's-50's
Profession/status: - accused criminal - killer
Has magical powers? Yes
Magical/mental powers of main antagonist: - super strength - can read emotions
Eccentric: Yes - mentally ill
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - an above average amount - a substantial amount
How sensitive is this character? - mean, arrogant
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters - Very much smarter than other characters
Physique - bulging muscles - physically sick

Setting
Terrain - Forests - Domed/Underground City
Earth setting: - 20th century - current (early 21st century)
Takes place on Earth? Yes

Style
Person? - mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death? - very explicit references to deaths and torture
Sex in book? Yes
What kind of sex: - descript of touching personal anatomy
How much dialogue? - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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