Plot Summary of Hangover Square: a Novel of Darkest Earl's Court
"Set in the late 1930s shortly before the outbreak of World War II, this novel is set in the Earl's Court area of central London. The central character, George Bone, is a lonely bachelor and schizophrenic who moves in the gaslit world of sleazy bars, down-at-heel hotels and tea houses. His friendships are overshadowed by his passion for the beautiful but fickle whore Netta Longdon, who treats him alternately with affection and disdain, and carries on behind his back with his best friends.
He has frequent ‘dead' moods, during which his personality changes and he decides that he can only be happy again if he kills her. When he returns to normal, he forgets about any such intention, until the mood comes back again. But he realises that to destroy her would destroy him too. "
John Van der Kiste, Resident Scholar
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Plot
Tone of book?
- depressed
Time/era of story
- 1930's-1950's
Romance/Romance Problems
Yes
Internal struggle/realization?
Yes
Struggle over
- midlife crisis
Is this an adult or child's book?
- Adult or Young Adult Book
Main char. serviced by prostitute?
Yes
Brain/Body disability?
- mental illness
Lover is
- mentally ill
Wisdom from homeless/bum?
Yes
Main Character
Gender
- Male
Profession/status:
- unemployed
Eccentric/Mental
Yes
Eccentric:
- obsessed
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
Ethnicity/Nationality
- British
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Female
Age:
- 20's-30's
Profession/status:
- prostitute
Eccentric/Smart/Dumb:
Yes
Eccentric:
- emotionally unstable
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- a substantial amount
How sensitive is this character?
- hard edged
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:
- England/UK
Style
Person
- mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death?
- explicit references to deaths
Amount of dialog
- roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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