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Plot Summary of L'ecume Des Jours
"A love story in a fantasy world made real. The real world and Chloe (the wife of the main character) are attacked by an internal sickness until death comes. "
Lucette Bailliet, Resident Scholar



Review Analysis of L'ecume Des Jours
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Plot
Tone of book? - humorous
Time/era of story - 1930's-1950's
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
Lover is - physically ill/deformed

Main Character
Gender - Male
Profession/status: - wealthy
Age: - 20's-30's
Eccentric/Mental Yes
Eccentric: - eccentric
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events? Yes
Ethnicity/Nationality - French
How sensitive is this character? - sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence - Average intelligence
Physique - average physique

Main Adversary
Identity: - natural phenomena
Has magical powers? Yes
Magical/mental powers - can cast all sorts of spells
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - an average amount
How sensitive is this character? - hard edged

Setting
How much descriptions of surroundings? - 5 ()
Europe Yes
European country: - France
Misc setting - fancy mansion

Style
Person - mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death? - explicit references to deaths
Unusual Style: - a lot of play on words
Amount of dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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