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Plot Summary of Her
"The main character, Elise is engaged to Donald. When Donald's ex-fiance (Adrienne) moves to the same city, it causes Elise to become obsessed with Donald's relationship with Adrienne and whether he still has feelings for her. Elise becomes unhinged to the point where she jeopardizes her relationship and wedding plans with Donald."
Gwen Walker, Resident Scholar



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Plot
Tone of book? - humorous
Time/era of story - present (2000-2010)
Romance/Romance Problems Yes
Kind of romance: - love triangle/polygon - fighting matchbreaker (parents/authorities)
Is this an adult or child's book? - Adult or Young Adult Book

Main Character
Gender - Female
Profession/status: - journalist
Age: - 20's-30's
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events? Yes
Ethnicity/Nationality - White (American)
Sense of humor - Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence - Average intelligence
Physique - average physique

Main Adversary
Identity: - Female
Age: - 20's-30's
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - a moderate amount
How sensitive is this character? - hard edged
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters
Physique - very athletic

Setting
How much descriptions of surroundings? - 2 ()
City? Yes
City: - Washington D.C.

Style
Person - mostly 1st
Accounts of torture and death? - no torture/death
Amount of dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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