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Monet's Ghost - Chelsea Quinn Yarbro Book Review

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"Geena Howe has a special gift. By looking at a painting in a certain way, she can transport herself into the picture and travel the world inside. To go home, however, she must return to the exact spot where she arrived. Unfortunately, while journeying through a Monet painting, Geena finds the painting's world has a ghost that constantly reshapes scenery and people. When the ghost erases the area where Geena arrived, she becomes trapped in the painting. To escape, Geena must brave the shifting landscapes and discover who and what the ghost really is. "
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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 - 10%
Descript. of society, phenomena (tech), places - 30%




Tone of book - very upbeat
FANTASY or SCIENCE FICTION? - part earth & part fantasy world
Explore/1st contact/ enviro story Yes
Plotlets: - dimension travel
Is this an adult or child's book? - Kid's book (ages 7-14)

Main Character
Identity: - Female
Profession/status: - explorer
Age: - a teen
Has magical/special powers? Yes
Magical/mental powers of main character: - teleportation
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events? Yes
How sensitive is this character? - middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence - Average intelligence
Physique - very athletic

Main Adversary
Identity: - magical being
Age: - long-lived adults
Profession/status: - artist
Has magical powers? Yes
Magical/mental powers of main antagonist: - can change shapes - fire/thunder/weather cntrl - can cast all sorts of spells
Eccentric: Yes - eccentric
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - a moderate amount
How sensitive is this character? - sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters
Physique - healthy but a geeky weakling

Setting
Terrain - Water - Forests

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