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"25-year-old writer Wendy Dale goes off in search of adventure -- and finds it. Eventually she falls in love with a man incarcerated in a Costa Rican prison and risks everything to save him. In spite of this serious-sounding plot line, this is one of the funniest books I have ever read. Lots of suspense and great adventure too."
Miguel, Resident Scholar
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"Wendy's parents move to Honduras and she takes that as a cue (I think - hard to tell if she likes the idea or not) to do some of her own traveling. So she goes to Cuba, Lebanon and Costa Rica, where instead of actually visiting those places and learning the culture, etc., she meets and gets involved with a different guy in each place and then is surprised when they lie to her, swindle her, or betray her. This is basically an account of a foolish woman who would have been better off just staying at her safe little job in L.A. "
Michelle Brooke, Resident Scholar
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Tone of book?
- humorous
Time/era of story
- 1980's-1999
Romance/Romance Problems
Yes
Culture clash?
- visiting a culture in other country
Is this an adult or child's book?
- Adult or Young Adult Book
Outside culture (society)
- Hispanic
Ethnic/regional/gender life
Yes
Woman's story?
Yes
Lover is
- a criminal (definitely)
Main Character
Gender
- Female
Profession/status:
- writer
Age:
- 20's-30's
Eccentric/Mental
Yes
Eccentric:
- emotionally unstable
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- soggy whimpering jelly muffin
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence
- Dumb
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- average physique
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
- Female
Age:
- 20's-30's
- 40's-50's
Profession/status:
- unemployed
- accused criminal
Eccentric/Smart/Dumb:
Yes
Eccentric:
- wild
- emotionally unstable
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- a moderate amount
- throughout most of the book.
How sensitive is this character?
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Strong but gentle sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Setting
How much descriptions of surroundings?
- 3 ()
The Americas (not US):
Yes
The Americas:
- Central
- The Caribbean
- South
Jungles?
Yes
Misc setting
- prison
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
Unusual Style:
- a lot of play on words
Amount of dialog
- significantly more descript than dialog
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