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"Hickem Looney is a traveling sales man for Soaps for Life; he has been working in Miami for the same company for 25 years. Every year Soaps for Life holds a sales contest where the winner receives a Cadillac, a trip to Disney World and $2000. Much to everyone's dismay, the boss, Boss, wins every year. No one has the courage or the ability to outsell him.
This year Hickem Looney is determined to win the contest, regardless of the implications. He enlists the help of a little old lady, Ida Mae, to sell his wares to the aging Miami population. He becomes a top contender for the annual sales contest. This angers Boss, who immediately begins to punish Looney for his gradually increasing sales. Along the way, Looney meets up with Gaye Nell Odell, a hooker and a karate expert, who works to stop the Boss' interference. Nothing can stop the Boss though, and he sends a variety of eccentric henchmen after Looney to try to impede his impending success.
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Anna Ellermeyer, Resident Scholar
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Tone of book?
- humorous
Time/era of story
- 1980's-1999
Training/promotions story
Yes
Life of a profession:
- businessman, good overcoming bad ones
Is this an adult or child's book?
- Adult or Young Adult Book
Job/Profession/Status story
Yes
Main Character
Gender
- Male
Profession/status:
- small businessman
Age:
- 40's-50's
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- soggy whimpering jelly muffin
Sense of humor
- Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 40's-50's
Profession/status:
- business executive
Eccentric/Smart/Dumb:
Yes
Eccentric:
- obsessed
- deluded
- eccentric
- emotionally unstable
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- a substantial amount
How sensitive is this character?
- mean, arrogant
Sense of humor
- Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- missing body parts/abilities
Setting
How much descriptions of surroundings?
- 3 ()
United States
Yes
The US:
- Deep South
Style
Person
- mostly 3rd
Sex in book?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- vague references
- descript of kissing
- touching of anatomy
- actual description of hetero sex
- descript. of female anat. (the big B's)
- descript. of female anat. (the big V)
Lot of foul language?
Yes
Amount of dialog
- significantly more dialog than descript
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