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Plot Summary of Outer Banks
"The book is mainly about four girls in their college days beginning with Kate, walking a tightrope over an abyss of lies. There is Cecie, who's sensible, self-contained, and got it all together. Ginger is the heiress, sexy, vibrant, and richer than sin. And finally, there is Fig, who is poor, hopeless, yet brilliant. They came together as sorority sisters on a Southern campus in the 60's, bound by rare, blinding, early friendship. They spent two idyllic spring breaks at Nag's Head, North Carolina, the isolated strip of barrier islands where grand old weatherbeaten houses perch defiantly at the edge of a storm-tossed sea.
Now thirty years later, they are coming back. They want to recapture the exquisite magic of those early years. They will experience again the love, enthusiasm, pain, and cruel betrayal that shaped them into women and set them adrift on the Outer Banks.

A good, yet complex read. The reader needs to pay close attention to details to enjoy this book."
Boppy, Resident Scholar



Review Analysis of Outer Banks
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Plot
Tone of book? - thoughtful
Time/era of story - 1960's-1970's
Other aspects: - best friends
Is this an adult or child's book? - Adult or Young Adult Book
Ethnic/regional/gender life Yes
Woman's story? Yes

Main Character
Gender - Female
Profession/status: - artist
Age: - 40's-50's
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events? Yes
Ethnicity/Nationality - White (American)
How sensitive is this character? - soggy whimpering jelly muffin
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters
Physique - average physique

Main Adversary
Identity: - Female
Age: - 40's-50's
Profession/status: - writer
Eccentric/Smart/Dumb: Yes
Eccentric: - obsessed - eccentric - emotionally unstable
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - a moderate amount
How sensitive is this character? - hard edged
Sense of humor - Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence - Genius
Physique - average physique

Setting
How much descriptions of surroundings? - 5 ()
United States Yes
The US: - Deep South
City? Yes
City: - New York

Style
Person - mostly 1st
Accounts of torture and death? - generic/vague references to death/punishment
Sex in book? Yes
What kind of sex: - actual description of hetero sex
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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