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Plot Summary of The War of the Roses
"Oliver and Barbara Rose had a seemingly perfect marriage: he a succesful lawyer, and her an aspiring and then very profitable caterer. When their marriage starts to disintegrate, rather than give up the perfect house they built together, the Roses declare war on each other. "
Amanda Goodwin, Resident Scholar

Review Analysis of The War of the Roses
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Plot
Tone of book? - humorous
Time/era of story - 1960's-1970's
Romance/Romance Problems Yes
Kind of romance: - marriage/relationship going to pieces
Is this an adult or child's book? - Adult or Young Adult Book

Main Character
Gender - Male
Profession/status: - a lawyer creature
Age: - 20's-30's
Ethnicity/Nationality - White (American)
How sensitive is this character? - middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters
Physique - very athletic

Main Adversary
Identity: - Female
Age: - 20's-30's
Profession/status: - homemaker
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - throughout most of the book.
How sensitive is this character? - middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters
Physique - average physique

Setting
How much descriptions of surroundings? - 6 (an above average amount)
Small town? Yes
Small town people: - nice, like Andy/Opie/Aunt Bee
Misc setting - fancy mansion

Style
Person - mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death? - generic/vague references to death/punishment
Sex in book? Yes
What kind of sex: - vague references - descript of kissing
Lot of foul language? Yes
Amount of dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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