The Bottoms

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:novel
gptkbp:adaptation gptkb:film_adaptation
gptkbp:author gptkb:Joe_R._Lansdale
gptkbp:awards gptkb:award
gptkb:Best_Novel
gptkb:Anthony_Award
gptkbp:character_development complex characters
gptkbp:character_relationships gptkb:betrayal
gptkb:friendship
family dynamics
gptkbp:climax revelation of the murderer
gptkbp:conflict man vs. society
man vs. self
man vs. man
gptkbp:critical_reception positive
gptkbp:cultural_impact discussed in literary circles
featured in book clubs
influenced other authors
included in reading lists
adapted into graphic novel
gptkbp:genre gptkb:mystery
gptkb:horror
gptkb:thriller
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Bottoms
gptkbp:influences gptkb:horror_genre
gptkb:Gothic_literature
gptkbp:isbn 978-0316734954
gptkbp:language English
gptkbp:main_character gptkb:Harry
Harry Wilkes
gptkbp:motif supernatural elements
violence
dark humor
gptkbp:narrative limited omniscient
gptkbp:narrative_style first-person
gptkbp:page_count 320
gptkbp:plot gptkb:murder_mystery
gptkbp:protagonist teenager
gptkbp:published_in gptkb:2000
gptkbp:published_year gptkb:2000
gptkbp:publisher gptkb:Little,_Brown_and_Company
gptkbp:reader_demographic young adult
adult
gptkbp:release_year gptkb:2003
gptkbp:resolution justice served
gptkbp:setting East Texas
gptkbp:symbolism gptkb:water
the river
the bottomlands
gptkbp:theme coming of age
gptkbp:themes gptkb:murder
gptkb:family
coming of age
racism
gptkbp:year 1930s
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Lord_Bottoms
gptkb:Joe_R._Lansdale
gptkb:Jon_Lansdale
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6