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"A young girl in her teens is orphaned by her drunken step-father, and it is up to her to make things right. This young girl has delt whith insest, loss of self-worth and over-all abuse. She is a poor girl who must take up the act of prostitution to keep a roof over her head, for she hsent the money to get an education. Then she meets Mark, and the real trouble begins."
Eva Blahut, Resident Scholar
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Time/era of story
- 1960's-1970's
Training/promotions story
Yes
Life of a profession:
- prostitute/stripper/porn
Inside culture (main char)
- Japanese
Kind of living:
- making "Ends Meat" by prostitution
Is this an adult or child's book?
- Adult or Young Adult Book
Loss of...
- parents
Job/Profession/Status story
Yes
Ethnic/regional/gender life
Yes
Woman's story?
Yes
Main Character
Gender
- Female
Profession/status:
- prostitute
Age:
- a teen
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
Ethnicity/Nationality
- Japanese
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 20's-30's
Profession/status:
- trader
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- an average amount
How sensitive is this character?
- mean, arrogant
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- bulging muscles
Setting
How much descriptions of surroundings?
- 3 (some)
Misc setting
- prison
- sewers/subways
Style
Person
- mostly 1st
Accounts of torture and death?
- very explicit references to deaths and torture
Sex in book?
Yes
Lot of foul language?
Yes
Unusual Style:
- a lot of flashback and forwards
Amount of dialog
- roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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