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"Marian is a woman in her twenties who has a normal life. She graduated from college and now works for a company that administers consumer surveys. Marian has recently begun going out with a handsome young man named Peter and she seems content with what she has. Her roommate is another young woman named Ainsley who has a job testing toothbrushes. Together, they share an apartment in the upstairs of a house, and they have to deal with a nosy and conservative landlady.
When Peter proposes after only four months together, something happens that ruins Marian's peace. She begins to act strangely, even literally running away from Peter and her friends after a night at a local bar. One day, she meets Duncan, a strange grad student, while she is going door to door giving surveys. He seems only vaguely attracted to her, yet she ends up sleeping with him. As time goes on, Marian finds herself repelled by all sorts of food. It gets so bad that she has trouble finding anything to eat.
Meanwhile, Ainsley has decided that she wants to have a child. She doesn't let the fact that she isn't married (or even in a relationship) deter her. Ainsley sets her sights on Marian's friend, an irresponsible man who has impregnated and abandoned many other young women."
Jessica, 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
- 1960's-1970's
Internal struggle/realization?
Yes
Struggle over
- midlife crisis
Is this an adult or child's book?
- Adult or Young Adult Book
Main Character
Gender
- Female
Ethnicity/Nationality
- Canadian (Aboot!)
How sensitive is this character?
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Cynical sense of humor
Physique
- average physique
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 20's-30's
Profession/status:
- a lawyer creature
Eccentric/Smart/Dumb:
Yes
Eccentric:
- deluded
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- a substantial amount
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?
- 2 (a little)
The Americas (not US):
Yes
The Americas:
- Canada
City?
Yes
Style
Person
- mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death?
- no torture/death
Sex in book?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- vague references
- descript of kissing
Amount of dialog
- roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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