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Alice and the Bewitched King - Kir Bulychev Book Review

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"A king of a water planet and his family were turned into dolls. Alice's friend buys them at an auction, but she, Alice, and Alice's mother are turned into dolls too, by their old enemies-space pirates. "
irina, Resident Kir Bulychev 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 - very upbeat
FANTASY or SCIENCE FICTION? - fantasy world/fantasy past
Lifeform altered? Yes
Kind of alteration: - Magically turned into another being
Is this an adult or child's book? - Kid's book (ages 7-14)

Main Character
Identity: - Female
Profession/status: - student
Age: - a teen
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events? Yes
How sensitive is this character? - sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters
Physique - very athletic

Main Adversary
Identity: - Male
Age: - long-lived adults
Profession/status: - pirate
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - a moderate amount
Intelligence - Average intelligence

Setting
Earth setting: - near future (later in 21st century)
A substantial portion of this book takes place on a non-Earth planetary body: - humans in a futuristic society - inhabited by friendly aliens - unfriendly aliens - neutral aliens - empty, or nearly empty world
Takes place on Earth? Yes
Planet outside solar system? Yes

Style
Person? - mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death? - generic/vague references to death/punishment
scientific jargon? (SF only) - none/very little science jargon needed
How much dialogue? - significantly more dialog than descript
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