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Brother John - Rutledge Etheridge Book Review

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John just wants to fit in somewhere--a challenge for someone who, at 14, stands over seven feet tall and weighs almost 500 pounds. Worse still, the only people who have ever cared for him are either dying or unavailable to him. His life changes, though, when he is forced into fighting one of the Duelists, living weapons, the greatest fighters the world has ever known: he might be able to join them, if he can survive the fight.
Samer Ismail, Resident Scholar


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Plot
FANTASY or SCIENCE FICTION? - fantasy world/fantasy past
Coming of age Yes
Youngster becomes - great warrior
Training/Apprent. Yes
Working up the ranks of... - armed forces
Is this an adult or child's book? - Adult or Young Adult Book

Main Character
Identity: - Male
Age: - a teen
How sensitive is this character? - sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Average intelligence
Physique - average physique

Main Adversary
Identity: - Male
Age: - 40's-50's
Profession/status: - business executive
Eccentric: Yes - obsessed
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - a little/some
How sensitive is this character? - mean, arrogant
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Average intelligence
Physique - average physique

Setting
A substantial portion of this book takes place on a non-Earth planetary body: - empty, or nearly empty world
Planet outside solar system? Yes

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