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" Philip Carey becomes an orphan as a young teen and is sent to live with his clergyman uncle and aunt, a childless couple. He attends a prep school where life is made miserable by bullies teasing about his club foot. He defies the wishes of his uncle for him to become a clergyman after education at Oxford and instead lives for a year in Heidelberg. He does not "find himself" there and attempts to become an artist in Paris. He realizes he will never be great and decides to go into medicine as his father did.
It isn't until about half way through the long novel that he meets Mildred about whom he develops an obession. He realizes her many faults and weaknesses but cannot stay away from her. He gives in time and again to her unreasonable and selfish demands.
When I first read this book many years ago, I found Philip's obession incomprehensible. Having just finished it again for a book club discussion, I may have a bit more understanding but still feel irritated by the main characters."
Joan Teague, Resident Scholar
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Tone of book?
- depressed
Time/era of story
- 1900-1920's
Romance/Romance Problems
Yes
Is this an adult or child's book?
- Adult or Young Adult Book
Lover is
- greedy/arrogant
Main Character
Gender
- Male
Profession/status:
- doctor
Age:
- 20's-30's
Ethnicity/Nationality
- British
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- missing body parts/abilities
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Female
Age:
- a teen
Profession/status:
- prostitute
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- a substantial amount
How sensitive is this character?
- mean, arrogant
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- physically sick
Setting
How much descriptions of surroundings?
- 6 (an above average amount)
Style
Sex in book?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- vague references
Unusual Style:
- a lot of flashback and forwards
Is this a play?
Yes
Amount of dialog
- roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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