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Logan's Run - William F. Nolan Book Review

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Welcome to the 23rd century. In a world run by young people and governed by computers, utopia is the rule of thumb and living is pure pleasure. One catch....no one beyond 21 is allowed to live. Logan is a Sandman, a special force "cop" who terminates people who seek to live beyond their 21st birthday who are called runners. This is his story and the journey he takes as he suddenly turns 21. Joined by a young woman named Jessica, Logan must not only fight those he once worked with, but also the deep mindset of years and years of Sandman training.
Pug, Resident Scholar

This is a novelization of the movie of the same name. Logan is a Sandman, a policeman who hunts down people who don't want to die when they turn 21 years of age. But then he's artificially made to appear to be 21, and he gets a change of heart--he wants to live longer too. So he takes up with Jessica, a chick in a green miniskirt who hooks Logan up with the underground which takes him outside the domed city, in search of sanctuary.
Steve, Resident Scholar


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Plot

Composition of Book
Descript. of chases or violence - 40%
planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 30%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 20%
Descript. of society, phenomena (tech), places - 10%




Tone of book - very upbeat
FANTASY or SCIENCE FICTION? - science fiction story
Romance Yes
Romance plotlets: - falling in love with the enemy
Repressive society story Yes
Repressive because: - kills without good reason - has game where people are hunted
Inner Struggle Yes
Plotlet: - change of heart
Is this an adult or child's book? - Adult or Young Adult Book

Main Character
Identity: - Male
Profession/status: - police/lawman
Age: - 20's-30's
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events? Yes
How sensitive is this character? - sensitive to others' feelings - middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Strong but gentle sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Average intelligence - Smarter than most other characters
Physique - very athletic - average physique

Main Adversary
Identity: - Male
Age: - 20's-30's
Profession/status: - police/lawman
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - an average amount - throughout most of the book.
How sensitive is this character? - hard edged
Sense of humor - Cynical sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Average intelligence - Very much smarter than other characters
Physique - very athletic - average physique

Setting
Earth setting: - medium future 22-24th century
Takes place on Earth? Yes

Style
Person? - mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death? - generic/vague references to death/punishment - moderately detailed references to deaths
scientific jargon? (SF only) - none/very little science jargon needed
Sex in book? Yes
What kind of sex: - vague references only - descript of kissing - descript of touching personal anatomy - orgies - actual description of sex - description of breasts
How much dialogue? - mostly dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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