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Review Summaries
" Lacy Dawn is in the fifth grade in the backwoods of West Virginia. Her best friend Faith, is the ghost of a school mate who was beaten to death and lives in a tree. During recess she gives advice to her schoolmates about their future. Her boyfriend DotCom, is an android that has lived in a cave for thousands of years keeping watch over her lineage from the first days of humankind.
Her dad - Dewayne is a disabled vet and her family is on welfare. Tom, the next door neighbor, grows buds;. Jenny, her mom does the best she can. Lacy and DotCom do some reprogramming on the parents to make them smarter and stronger and Lacy is up to college level in her studies with DotCom.
It turns out that in order for Lacy to save the universe; she must raise the prestige of Earth by becoming the greatest shopper of all time and negotiate the best deals for her services and those of her family on the planet Shptiludrp.
Eggleton has crafted a novel that deals with social commentary mixed with some eerie science fiction and a strange problem that Lacy has to solve to save the universe with the help of her family and her dog, Brownie.
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Robert Eggleton, Resident Robert Eggleton Scholar
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Plot
Composition of Book Descript. of chases or violence - 20% planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 30% Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 30% Descript. of society, phenomena (tech), places - 20%
Tone of book
- cynical or dry-wit
FANTASY or SCIENCE FICTION?
- science fiction story
Parody
Yes
Is this an adult or child's book?
- Adult or Young Adult Book
Main Character
Identity:
- Female
Profession/status:
- politician/elected ruler
Age:
- long lived adults
Has magical/special powers?
Yes
Magical/mental powers of main character:
- can read emotions
Eccentric:
Yes
- wild
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Intelligence
- Genius
Physique
- average physique
Main Adversary
Identity:
- an organization
Age:
- long-lived adults
Profession/status:
- business executive
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- throughout most of the book.
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Intelligence
- Genius (really!)
Setting
A substantial portion of this book takes place on a non-Earth planetary body:
- big overbuilt futuristic city
Planet outside solar system?
Yes
Style
Person?
- mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death?
- moderately detailed references to deaths
Sex in book?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- vague references only
Is this an e-book?
Yes
How much dialogue?
- significantly more dialog than descript
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