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"CAN A NEW YORKER SURVIVE RURAL TEXAS? A Southern “Sex in the City”
In the tradition of Larry McMurtry's unadulterated, character-driven novels, William Jack Sibley's Any Kind of Luck takes a satirical yet heartfelt romp through the social mores of a Southern small town. The question begs; can two urban, gay men in a committed relationship persevere in the pastoral heartland? In a novel that Pulitzer Prize winner McMurtry calls, “lively, funny and moving," Sibley addresses the need to make peace with the past, trust one's innate character, and to ultimately accept the lonely journey we must all make to "bury our parents.”
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William Jack Sibley, Resident Scholar
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Tone of book?
- humorous
Time/era of story
- 1980's-1999
Romance/Romance Problems
Yes
Internal struggle/realization?
Yes
Struggle over
- vague finding self/purpose in life (i.e. no plot to book)
Kind of sex:
- two guys doing it
Is this an adult or child's book?
- Adult or Young Adult Book
Outside culture (society)
- American Texas
Ethnic/regional/gender life
Yes
Taboo sex story?
Yes
Love problems?
- gay guy urges
Main Character
Gender
- Male
Profession/status:
- actor/actress/producer
Age:
- 20's-30's
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- average physique
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Female
Age:
- 60's-90's
Profession/status:
- homemaker
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- a moderate amount
How sensitive is this character?
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- physically sick
Setting
United States
Yes
The US:
- Texas
Small town?
Yes
Small town people:
- dumb Rednecks, like Gomer Pyle
Style
Person
- mostly 1st
Sex in book?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- male homosexuals doing their thing
Unusual Style:
- a lot of stream of consciousness
Amount of dialog
- roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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