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All of an Instant - Richard Garfinkle Book Review

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"Unusual plot about time travel over the Earth in a dimension that behaves like water. Lots of different groups emerge from the Earth and battle over control of time. Problems arise from all the battles that threaten the existance of the Earth. Solution requires cooperation from three vary different perspectives, including the begining of history (human history), the end of history, and the very idea of the instant (timelessness)."
R Gambrellie, Resident Richard Garfinkle Scholar


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Composition of Book
Descript. of chases or violence - 30%
planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 30%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 10%
Descript. of society, phenomena (tech), places - 30%




Tone of book - sensitive (sigh....)
FANTASY or SCIENCE FICTION? - part earth & part fantasy world
Time Travel: - into past and future equally
Is this an adult or child's book? - Adult or Young Adult Book
Time Travel story? Yes

Main Character
Identity: - Male
Profession/status: - warrior/knight
Age: - long lived adults
How sensitive is this character? - sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters
Physique - average physique

Main Adversary
Identity: - natural phenomena
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - a substantial amount

Setting
Terrain - Water
Earth setting: - general past - distant future
Takes place on Earth? Yes

Style
Person? - rotating 1st
Accounts of torture and death? - generic/vague references to death/punishment
scientific jargon? (SF only) - a significant amount of technical jargon
How much dialogue? - significantly more descript than dialog
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