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Plot Summary of 48 Shades of Brown
"When Dan's parents move to Geneva, they leave him in Australia to finish his final year of high school. Dan chooses to move in with his 22-year old bass playing aunt, Jacq, and her housemate Naomi.

Right from the start Dan feels like a little school boy thrown into the cool world of students. Completely out of his comfort zone Dan forces himself to choke down a beer, do his own laundry and even watch television with all the lights off!

In this new environment Dan discovers something about himself; that he knows nothing! Dan wishes he had paid more attention at home so he doesn't look like a complete looney in front of Jacq but especially Naomi. Dan notices everything about Naomi. He finds himself falling hopelessly for her even though she is already in a serious relatioship with someone else. Then one day Naomi and her boyfriend Jason, break-up. "

Kathryn Sobey, Resident Scholar



Review Analysis of 48 Shades of Brown
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Plot
Tone of book? - upbeat
Time/era of story - 1980's-1999
Kids growing up/acting up? Yes
Is this an adult or child's book? - Adult or Young Adult Book
Loving/sexing? - girl chasing

Main Character
Gender - Male
Profession/status: - student
Age: - a teen
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events? Yes
Ethnicity/Nationality - White (American) - Australian (mate!)
How sensitive is this character? - sensitive to others' feelings - middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Average intelligence
Physique - average physique

Main Adversary
Profession/status: - student
Eccentric/Smart/Dumb: Yes

Setting
How much descriptions of surroundings? - 4 ()
City? Yes

Style
Person - mostly 1st
Accounts of torture and death? - no torture/death
Sex in book? Yes
What kind of sex: - vague references - descript of kissing
Unusual Style: - a lot of flashback and forwards - a lot of stream of consciousness
Amount of dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog - significantly more descript than dialog
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