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When Bobbi Anderson finds a strange metal disc in the ground, she starts to notice she can think clearer and has been given certain supernatural abilities. Especially when it comes to building and creating things. As she begins to excavate this massive disc made of an unearthly metal, stranger things begin to happen; kids begin to disappear, people commit suicide, and the town seems as if it's under a spell.
Before long these somethings, which are never really explained have taken control of the small town of Haven. Are they Alien Ghosts? The only man whose seems immune to the mind control is Jim Gardener an alcoholic poet with a metal plate in his head who seems to be the only one capable of stopping these invisible body snatchers.
Joseph DeMarco, Resident Scholar
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Main character is driven over the edge by a "force" that communicates with her through her mind. This force takes over the entire town. All except the main character's boyfriend. He is not affected by the Tommyknockers because he has a metal plate in his head. He sees the town going crazy, working on thier "project" in the woods. Very strange yet gripping novel.
Erika Michelle, Resident Scholar
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Plot
Composition of Book
Descript. of chases or violence - 30%
planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 20%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 30%
Descript. of society, phenomena (tech), places - 20%
Tone of book
- depressing/sad
FANTASY or SCIENCE FICTION?
- fantasy story on current Earth
Horror story?
Yes
Horror plotlets
- the bodysnatchers are coming!
Main Character
Identity:
- Female
Profession/status:
- writer
Age:
- 20's-30's
Has magical/special powers?
Yes
Magical/mental powers of main character:
- mind reading
- mind control
Eccentric:
Yes
- obsessed
- mentally ill
- deluded
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
- hard edged
Sense of humor
- Strong but gentle sense of humor
- Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- average physique
Main Adversary
Identity:
- magical being
- Male Alien
Age:
- long-lived adults
Has magical powers?
Yes
Magical/mental powers of main antagonist:
- mind reading
- mind control
- super strength
- can read emotions
- is very quick
Eccentric:
Yes
- obsessed
- mentally ill
- wild
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- almost none
- an above average amount
How sensitive is this character?
- mean, arrogant
Sense of humor
- Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- bulging muscles
Setting
Terrain
- Forests
Earth setting:
- 20th century
Spaceship setting:
- alien spaceship
- really, really giant spaceship/station
Takes place on Earth?
Yes
Takes place in spaceship?
Yes
Style
Person?
- mostly 1st
- mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death?
- generic/vague references to death/punishment
- moderately detailed references to deaths
scientific jargon? (SF only)
- none/very little science jargon needed
Sex in book?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- vague references only
How much dialogue?
- significantly more dialog than descript
- roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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