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This werewolf novel is complex, ultimately sad, erotic, violent and scary. Like the vampire novels of Somtow it is deeply concerned with memory. In 1963 Carrie Dupre is researching a Depression era mass murderer and meets a very old man who is a werewolf and has multiple personality disorder. He moved to the Dakotas with his “family” of werewolves from Europe, even as a little boy he had MPD. He lived in Bedlam until he was ten, after he watched his mother raped to death when he was 2. His loyal governess as a 10 year old was Carrie Dupre's great grandmother, Speranza. What the European werewolves don't know or care about is that there are already Native werewolves or Shungmanitu living there in the Dakotas. They are not so welcoming to the Europeans, but one shaman does take an interest in the boy.
Julia Walter, Resident Scholar
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Composition of Book
Descript. of chases or violence - 20%
planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 20%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 40%
Descript. of society, phenomena (tech), places - 20%
Tone of book
- scarey (primal ax-wielding fear)
FANTASY or SCIENCE FICTION?
- fantasy story on current Earth
Inner Struggle
Yes
Plotlet:
- mental illness/nutsophrenia
Is this an adult or child's book?
- Adult or Young Adult Book
Horror story?
Yes
Horror plotlets
- werewolf teething
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- killer
Age:
- long lived adults
Has magical/special powers?
Yes
Magical/mental powers of main character:
- can change shapes
- can talk to animals
- mind reading
- super strength
Eccentric:
Yes
- mentally ill
- emotionally unstable
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- very athletic
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- long-lived adults
Profession/status:
- wealthy
Has magical powers?
Yes
Magical/mental powers of main antagonist:
- can change shapes
- can talk to animals
- mind control
- super strength
- is very quick
Eccentric:
Yes
- deluded
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- an average amount
How sensitive is this character?
- mean, arrogant
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- very athletic
Setting
Terrain
- Mountains
- Forests
Earth setting:
- 20th century
- 19th 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 kissing
- actual description of sex
How much dialogue?
- roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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