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Plot Summary of Babyville
"Babyville is about the lives of three women dealing with relationships, careers, and children. They each have specific goals in life, and when surprises and/or difficulties come up, things have to change. This book details real life issues with a humorous twist. "
Jennifer, Resident Scholar

Review Analysis of Babyville
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Plot
Tone of book? - humorous
Time/era of story - present (2000-2010)
Is this an adult or child's book? - Adult or Young Adult Book
Pregnancy/Child rearing Yes
Major part of story: - general child raising - dealing with unexpected pregnancy

Main Character
Gender - Female
Profession/status: - journalist
Age: - 20's-30's
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events? Yes
Ethnicity/Nationality - British
How sensitive is this character? - middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters
Physique - average physique

Setting
How much descriptions of surroundings? - 5 (an average amount)
United States Yes
Europe Yes
European country: - England/UK

Style
Person - rotating 1st
Accounts of torture and death? - no torture/death
Sex in book? Yes
What kind of sex: - vague references - impregnation/reproduction
Unusual Style: - No single main character?
Amount of dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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