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Dhalgren - Samuel R. Delany Book Review

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Review Summary
The character, Kid, is crazy. Yet, somehow, he manages to write a book, become a gangleader, all while living inside of a city that exists outside of time and space. Kid's madness strains his relationship with his female lover Lanya and with his male lover.
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Plot

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




Tone of book - very upbeat
FANTASY or SCIENCE FICTION? - fantasy story on current Earth
Explore/1st contact/ enviro story Yes
Plotlets: - surviving a post environmental/nuclear disaster
Inner Struggle Yes
Plotlet: - mental illness/nutsophrenia
Is this an adult or child's book? - Adult or Young Adult Book

Main Character
Identity: - Male
Profession/status: - unemployed
Age: - 20's-30's
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events? Yes
How sensitive is this character? - sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Genius
Physique - healthy but a geeky weakling

Main Adversary
Identity: - none
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - almost none
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor

Setting
Earth setting: - 20th century - near future (later in 21st century)
Takes place on Earth? Yes

Style
Person? - mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death? - no torture/death
scientific jargon? (SF only) - none/very little science jargon needed
Sex in book? Yes
How much dialogue? - significantly more descript than dialog
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