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"Nick Cristano, an Italian-American, works in New York near both sets of grandparents who live in Hoboken, New Jersey. He has been offered an excellent job on the West Coast and tells them he is going to have to move away. In order to try to keep him close to home, the grand parents invite a girl to meet him at dinner, hoping to play cupid. They are partially successful; Nicke likes the girl. Unfortunately she doesn't care for the way he treats his gandparents. Nick gets so over excited he seems to have a minor heart attack."
Jack Goodstein, 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
Kind of romance:
- matchmaking
Family, struggle with
Yes
Struggle with:
- Grandpa
Is this an adult or child's book?
- Adult or Young Adult Book
Main Character
Gender
- Male
Profession/status:
- business executive
Age:
- 20's-30's
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Main Adversary
Identity:
- none
Setting
How much descriptions of surroundings?
- 3 ()
United States
Yes
The US:
- Northeast
Style
Person
- mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death?
- moderately detailed references to deaths
Is this a play?
Yes
Amount of dialog
- mostly dialog
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