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Plot Summary of Only Love
""A charming story that makes you want to read it all over again...to dream about love without having to say you're sorry.""
jane morin, Resident Scholar

Review Analysis of Only Love
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Plot
Tone of book? - thoughtful
Time/era of story - 1980's-1999
Romance/Romance Problems Yes
Kind of romance: - GENERAL--no other subplots apply
Is this an adult or child's book? - Adult or Young Adult Book

Main Character
Gender - Male
Profession/status: - doctor
Age: - 40's-50's
Ethnicity/Nationality - White (American)
How sensitive is this character? - sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Very much smarter than other characters
Physique - average physique

Main Adversary
Identity: - Female
Profession/status: - doctor
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - an above average amount
How sensitive is this character? - sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Very much smarter than other characters
Physique - physically sick

Setting
How much descriptions of surroundings? - 4 (a fair amount)
United States Yes
The US: - Northeast
Africa Yes
Kind of Africa: - Black Africa

Style
Person - mostly 1st
Accounts of torture and death? - moderately detailed references to deaths
Unusual Style: - a lot of flashback and forwards - No single main character?
Amount of dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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