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Plot Summary of Ross O'Carroll-Kelly, The Teenage Dirtbag Years
"Ross has moved on from Castlerock and has (some how) made it into college. He's taking a sports management course in UCD and after being the starting outhalf for the winning team of the SCT he's at the top of his social status and of course still getting all the girls he wants.
Ross sets himself a goal for the year; To score, Denise Richard's look-a-like, Erika. The one girl who's not impressed by Ross's good looks and popularity and the one girl Ross really wants.
Ross meets many challenges in his first and last year in college and takes an unforgettable trip to America with some friends. "

Kevin, Resident Scholar

Review Analysis of Ross O'Carroll-Kelly, The Teenage Dirtbag Years
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Plot
Tone of book? - humorous
Time/era of story - present (2000-2010)
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: - college
Loving/sexing? - girl chasing

Main Character
Gender - Male
Profession/status: - student
Age: - a teen
Ethnicity/Nationality - Irish/McCourt
How sensitive is this character? - hard edged
Sense of humor - Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence - Retarded
Physique - very athletic

Main Adversary
Identity: - Female
Age: - a teen
Profession/status: - student
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - a lot
How sensitive is this character? - mean, arrogant
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Average intelligence
Physique - average physique

Setting
How much descriptions of surroundings? - 9 (quite a lot)
Europe Yes
European country: - Ireland
City? Yes
City: - wealthy

Style
Person - mostly 1st
Accounts of torture and death? - no torture/death
Sex in book? Yes
What kind of sex: - vague references - descript of kissing - descript. of female anat. (the big B's)
Lot of foul language? Yes
Unusual Style: - written like a journal/diary/letters
Amount of dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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