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| Plot Summary of Tall Cool One |
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"Anna Percy is a gorgeous high school senior living in posh Beverly Hills, California. Anna hangs out with a jet set crowd and has recently transplanted from the East Coast to California. After the divorce many years ago of her parents, Jonathan and Jane, Anna and her older sister Susan lived with their mother in Manhattan while her father lived in L.A. When Susan is released from an alcohol and drug treatment center, Jane Percy flies in from Italy in order to present a united front with Anna and her ex-husband. Anna is shocked at the bonding that is occurring before her very eyes between her parents, who endured a bitter divorce. When Susan goes missing en route to California, the angst of the situation brings Anna's divorced parents even closer together. Rather than reunite with her divorced parents Susan has opted to check herself into a yoga center for self improvement. Anna finds herself pondering the meaning of casual sex as she finds everyone around her jumping in and out of bed. Anna herself is relatively inexperienced and has only been in love once, with her ex-boyfriend Ben, a student at Princeton. Although Anna senses that her good friend Danny has the hots for her, she has no interest in casual sex with him. Anna begins to wonder if something is wrong with her as her friend/enemy, the gorgeous Cammie Sheppard, starts hooking up with Anna's ex, Adam. Although Anna gave Adam the heave ho, she is experiencing small pangs of jealousy as Cammie starts bragging about how hot their relationship is and how much in love they are. In order to break away from the madness, Anna decides to take her father up on an invitation to spend a week at a new resort in Las Casitas, Mexico. Unbeknownst to anyone, Anna has a secret agenda: to have a casual affair in Mexico beyond the prying eyes of her friends and family. When Anna's good friend Samantha unexpectedly shows up at the resort all bets are off as they girls make their week in Mexico a wild time to remember. "
Sandra Calhoune, Resident Scholar
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| Review Analysis of Tall Cool One |
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Tone of book?
- upbeat
Time/era of story
- present (2000-2010)
Romance/Romance Problems
Yes
Kind of romance:
- boatload of casual sex without love
Is this an adult or child's book?
- Adult or Young Adult Book
Main Character
Gender
- Female
Profession/status:
- student
Age:
- a teen
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- very athletic
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Female
Age:
- a teen
Profession/status:
- wealthy
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- an average amount
How sensitive is this character?
- mean, arrogant
Sense of humor
- Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Setting
How much descriptions of surroundings?
- 8 (a significant amount)
United States
Yes
The US:
- California
Misc setting
- fancy mansion
Style
Person
- mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death?
- no torture/death
Sex in book?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- vague references
Unusual Style:
- No single main character?
Amount of dialog
- roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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