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Plot Summary of Big City Eyes
"A woman moves from NYC to "the country" in hopes that this will save her club-hopping son from destruction. One day she and a police officer find a naked woman in a huge mansion, which becomes an obsessing mystery for the city girl throughout the rest of the novel. "
Autumn Ames, Resident Scholar



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Plot
Time/era of story - 1980's-1999
Romance/Romance Problems Yes
Kids growing up/acting up? Yes
Political/social activism Yes
Family, struggle with Yes
Struggle with: - Son
Crime & Police story Yes
Is this an adult or child's book? - Adult or Young Adult Book
Age group of kid(s) in story: - high school
Parents/lack of parents problem? - rebelling against parent's expectations

Main Character
Gender - Female
Profession/status: - journalist
Age: - 20's-30's
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events? Yes
How sensitive is this character? - soggy whimpering jelly muffin
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Average intelligence
Physique - average physique

Main Adversary
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - almost none

Setting
How much descriptions of surroundings? - 3 ()
United States Yes
The US: - Northeast
Small town? Yes
Small town people: - nice, like Andy/Opie/Aunt Bee

Style
Person - mostly 1st
Accounts of torture and death? - generic/vague references to death/punishment
Sex in book? Yes
What kind of sex: - vague references - descript of kissing - touching of anatomy
Amount of dialog - significantly more descript than dialog
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