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Plot Summary of My Legendary Girlfriend
"Will Kelly is a 26-year-old teacher of English with one huge problem: his legendary girlfriend, Aggi, has left him. And he can't get over it. For three years now. He has taken up job, teaching English in a comprehensive school, and he hates it. He has moved London and rented an apartment which turned out to be a dump. His life is in shambles...

Then he heard of Kate. She was the previous tenant of his dump. She was out of the ordinary. She was on the phone a lot. She was capable of giving Will hope for a life without Aggi. And she was attractive.

Will was captivated. He was comprehending a life after Aggi for the first time in years. He was thinking about a proper relationship.
And then he realized that being a teacher was not that bad after all..."

Livia, Resident Scholar



Review Analysis of My Legendary Girlfriend
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Plot
Tone of book? - humorous
Time/era of story - 1980's-1999
Romance/Romance Problems Yes
Kind of romance: - GENERAL--no other subplots apply
Internal struggle/realization? Yes
Is this an adult or child's book? - Adult or Young Adult Book
Coping with loss of loved one(s) Yes
Loss of... - wife/girlfriend/squeeze

Main Character
Gender - Male
Profession/status: - teacher
Age: - 20's-30's
Ethnicity/Nationality - British
How sensitive is this character? - soggy whimpering jelly muffin
Sense of humor - Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence - Average intelligence
Physique - healthy but a geeky weakling

Main Adversary
Identity: - Female
Age: - 20's-30's
Profession/status: - student
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - a moderate amount
How sensitive is this character? - sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence - Average intelligence
Physique - very athletic

Setting
How much descriptions of surroundings? - 9 ()
Europe Yes
European country: - England/UK
City? Yes
City: - London
Misc setting - sewers/subways

Style
Person - mostly 1st
Accounts of torture and death? - no torture/death
Unusual Style: - a lot of play on words - a lot of flashback and forwards
Amount of dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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Mike Gayle Resident Scholar Profiles

TOP SCHOLAR:
  
Kelly Jones  

SCHOLARS:
Livia  Harriet Klausner  


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