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Plot Summary of Daddy
"A successful, happily married, father of three man in his forties sees his marriage coming to an end, when is wife decides to go after her youth dreams. Then he is alone, facing the death of his mother and the problems of the offspring. But one day he has the chance to start a brand new life and finding a new love."
Scott, Resident Scholar

"'Daddy' is an inspiring story of how a man deals with the consequences of a broken marriage and their offspring. Through a new love and a whole new life, the future turns out better than he could ever have imagined."
Becky M, Resident Scholar

Review Analysis of Daddy
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Plot
Time/era of story - 1980's-1999
Marriage/Married Yes
Marriage subplot: - inconveniently married while playing footsy
Who: - poppa
If one lover chases another... - they alternate
Children/Pregnancy Yes
Children/Pregnancy: - Get accidently pregnant
Family focus? Yes
Family, loving Yes

Main Male Character
Profession/status: - business executive
Age/status: - 40's-50's
How sexual is this person? - very picky
How romantic is this person? - very romantic
Sex has good effect on him Yes
Sex makes him - blissful - sensitive - a better lover
How sensitive is this character? - soggy whimpering jelly muffin - sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence - Very much smarter than other characters
Physique - very athletic

Main Female Character
Age/status: - 20's-30's
Profession/status: - artist
How sexual is this person? - very picky
How romantic is this person? - very romantic
Sex has good effect on her Yes
Effect of sexing - a better lover - blissful - mature
How sensitive is this character? - sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters
Physique - average physique

Setting
United States Yes
The US: - Southeast - California
City? Yes
City: - New York - Los Angeles
Misc setting - moving train

Style
Person - mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death? - generic/vague references to death/punishment - moderately detailed references to deaths
What % of story is romance related? - 80% - 90%
Sex in book? Yes
What kind of sex: - descript of kissing - touching of anatomy - licking - impregnation/reproduction - actual description of sex
Focus of story - Him
Consequences of sex - pregnancy
How much dialog - significantly more dialog than descript - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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