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Stone Tablets - Orson Scott Card Book Review

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Review Summaries
"This book is an excellent dramatization of the story of Moses and the Children of Isreal from the Bible. Orson Scott Card brings his usual strengths in understanding people and motivation, plus strong research to tell this well known story in a new and compelling way."
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Plot
Tone of book - very upbeat
FANTASY or SCIENCE FICTION? - alternate history
Repressive society story Yes
Is this an adult or child's book? - Adult or Young Adult Book
Who's a slave/repressed? - humans are slaves of other humans

Main Character
Identity: - Male
Profession/status: - Prince/Nobleman/King
Age: - 40's-50'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 - Average intelligence
Physique - average physique

Main Adversary
Identity: - Male
Age: - 20's-30's
Profession/status: - Prince/Nobleman/King
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - a moderate amount
How sensitive is this character? - mean, arrogant
Sense of humor - Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters
Physique - average physique

Setting
Terrain - Desert
Takes place on Earth? Yes

Style
Person? - mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death? - no torture/death
How much dialogue? - significantly more dialog than descript
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