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| Plot Summary of Sleep With Me |
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"Richard impregnates Leila in the first chapter's first paragraph but subsequently becomes increasingly infatuated with Sylvie whose elfin charm conceals a convoluted character capable of unimaginable complexity.
These three circle round each other in the midst of a small coterie of London city dwellers who emote to each other and themselves, mainly about their erotic ambitions and disappointments. As Leila slowly progresses towards parturition the plot develops mysterious involvements of third parties meeting on the city streets by coincidence.
There is a revelatory flash-back encounter in France between two of the protagonists that presages the build-up to the resolution of a tragically fraught triangle.
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John Clarke, Resident Scholar
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Tone of book?
- very sensitive (sigh)
Time/era of story
- present (2000-2010)
Romance/Romance Problems
Yes
Kind of romance:
- love triangle/polygon
Is this an adult or child's book?
- Adult or Young Adult Book
Lover is
- afraid of commitment
Main Character
Gender
- Male
Profession/status:
- writer
Age:
- 20's-30's
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
Ethnicity/Nationality
- British
How sensitive is this character?
- soggy whimpering jelly muffin
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- healthy but a geeky weakling
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Female
Age:
- 20's-30's
Profession/status:
- writer
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- an above average amount
How sensitive is this character?
- hard edged
Sense of humor
- Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- healthy but a geeky weakling
Setting
How much descriptions of surroundings?
- 4 (a fair amount)
City?
Yes
Style
Person
- rotating 1st
Accounts of torture and death?
- generic/vague references to death/punishment
Sex in book?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- descript of kissing
- touching of anatomy
- licking
Unusual Style:
- a lot of stream of consciousness
Amount of dialog
- significantly more dialog than descript
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