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| Plot Summary of Something That Happened |
"This is a story told by the six male main characters. They are wild, out-of-control teenagers who do too many drugs. They meet a girl, and they all fall in love with her. Her influence begins to tear their friendships apart. When she decides to run away from her abusive home, our six heroes go with her. Her father, a police detective, follows ... with backup. "
John Underwood, 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
- present (2000-2010)
Romance/Romance Problems
Yes
Kind of romance:
- love triangle/polygon
- boatload of casual sex without love
Kids growing up/acting up?
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
Wild kid(s)?
- druggie culture (& crime)
Loving/sexing?
- girl chasing
Main Character
Gender
- Male
Profession/status:
- unemployed
Age:
- a teen
Eccentric/Mental
Yes
Eccentric:
- eccentric
- wild
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- mean, arrogant
Sense of humor
- Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence
- Very much smarter than other characters
Physique
- healthy but a geeky weakling
Main Adversary
Identity:
- society
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- a little/some
How sensitive is this character?
- hard edged
Setting
How much descriptions of surroundings?
- 3 ()
United States
Yes
Style
Person
- rotating 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
Lot of foul language?
Yes
Unusual Style:
- a lot of flashback and forwards
- a lot of stream of consciousness
- No single main character?
- written like a journal/diary/letters
Amount of dialog
- significantly more dialog than descript
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