For Love of Mother-Not - Flinx of the Commonwealth 1 - Alan Dean Foster Book Review

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"Flinx is a very quiet, unusual boy who is bought by Mother Mastiff, why, she doesn't know. He is a good boy who grows up on the world of Moth and learns how to survive in the city of Drallar. Then he gets a very deadly flying snake for a pet. If that is not enough, some people appear to be looking for him and they kidnap Mother Mastiff to get to Flinx. He has to rescue her and get some answers about why they want him."
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Composition of Book
Descript. of chases or violence - 20%
planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 40%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 20%
Descript. of society, phenomena (tech), places - 20%

Tone of book - very upbeat
FANTASY or SCIENCE FICTION? - science fiction story
Spying & Investigations Yes
What is main char. doing? - rescue mission/escape from confinement
Is this an adult or child's book? - Adult or Young Adult Book

Main Character
Identity: - Male
Profession/status: - slave
Age: - a kid
Has magical/special powers? Yes
Magical/mental powers of main character: - can read emotions
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 - Smarter than most other characters
Physique - average physique

Main Adversary
Identity: - society
Eccentric: Yes - obsessed
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - an average amount

Setting
Terrain - Forests
A substantial portion of this book takes place on a non-Earth planetary body: - humans in a futuristic society - neutral aliens
Planet outside solar system? Yes

Style
Accounts of torture and death? - explicit references to deaths
scientific jargon? (SF only) - a fair amount of scientific explanation
How much dialogue? - significantly more descript than dialog

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