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Atmosphere - Michael Laimo Book Review

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A New York detective notices a trail of blood outside of his apartment building. He thinks about where this could lead when a naked individual comes screaming out of the ally and gets hit by a car. As he goes over to investigate the man's last word to him was atmosphere. People start showing up all of the place with missing genitalia and totally covered in blood. Next to the bodies is an object that they were guarding with their life at the time. Towards the end of the book you are to discover with the detective that this object is the atmosphere trying to gain control over the world.
Sherrie L. Jones, Resident Scholar


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Composition of Book
Descript. of chases or violence - 30%
planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 40%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 10%
Descript. of society, phenomena (tech), places - 20%




Tone of book - cynical or dry-wit
FANTASY or SCIENCE FICTION? - science fiction story
If an invasion, from Earth/human POV: - subtle invasion (mind control, lookalikes)
War or Invasion Yes
Lifeform altered? Yes
Kind of alteration: - Under control of alien
Is this an adult or child's book? - Adult or Young Adult Book

Main Character
Identity: - Male
Profession/status: - police/lawman
Age: - 40's-50's
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events? Yes
How sensitive is this character? - hard edged
Sense of humor - Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence - Very much smarter than other characters
Physique - average physique

Main Adversary
Identity: - An "It".
Has magical powers? Yes
Magical/mental powers of main antagonist: - telekinesis - mind reading - mind control - is very quick
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - an above average amount
How sensitive is this character? - mean, arrogant
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters
Physique - missing body parts/abilities

Setting
Terrain - Domed/Underground City
Earth setting: - 20th century
Takes place on Earth? Yes

Style
Person? - rotating 1st
Accounts of torture and death? - very explicit references to deaths and torture
scientific jargon? (SF only) - some scientific explanation
How much dialogue? - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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