Enduring Love
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Plot Summary of Enduring Love

"Joe Rose and his longtime girlfriend Clarissa are embarking on a romantic reunion picnic when they witness/participate in a disaster. A hot-air balloon is out of control, the lives of an old man and young boy in it are in danger. Joe and several other strangers run to assist, but their efforts result in tragedy--one of the men who runs to help out falls and is killed. While assisting, Joe comes into contact with Jed Parry, a young man who is a religious fanatic. What follows is either a story of Parry becoming obsessed with Joe, convinced they are in love with each other--or a story in which Joe is obsessed with the idea that Parry is obsessed with him. Whichever way the obsession runs, it puts a strain on Joe's relationship with Clarissa and puts his life in danger.

Crested sapwood supportable noradrenaline runout.

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Heather B., Resident Scholar

Review Analysis of Enduring Love

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Plot
Tone of book? - thoughtful
Time/era of story - 1980's-1999
Romance/Romance Problems Yes
Kind of sex: - two guys doing it
Is this an adult or child's book? - Adult or Young Adult Book
Taboo sex story? Yes
Lover is - totally uninterested

Main Character
Gender - Male
Profession/status: - writer
Age: - 40's-50's
Ethnicity/Nationality - British
How sensitive is this character? - middling sensitive to others' feelings
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters
Physique - average physique

Main Adversary
Identity: - Male
Age: - 20's-30's
Profession/status: - unemployed
Eccentric/Smart/Dumb: Yes
Eccentric: - obsessed - deluded - mentally ill - emotionally unstable
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - a moderate amount
How sensitive is this character? - soggy whimpering jelly muffin
Intelligence - Average intelligence
Physique - average physique

Setting
How much descriptions of surroundings? - 4 (a fair amount)
Europe Yes
European country: - England/UK
City? Yes
City: - London

Style
Person - mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death? - generic/vague references to death/punishment
Sex in book? Yes
What kind of sex: - actual description of hetero sex
Amount of dialog - significantly more descript than dialog

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