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Plot Summary of Hot Shot
"Set against the building of the computer age, Hot Shot delves into the world of computers while watching a woman grow up in a dog-eat-dog world.

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Kim, Resident Scholar



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Plot
Time/era of story - 1980's-1999
Abusive: - strongly verbal
Forbidden/mismatched love? Yes
How mismatched? - poor loving rich
Difficult/unusual lover? Yes
Love Triangles/Polygons Yes
What kind: - one woman-two men
Making a living subplot Yes
Making a living: - struggle to escape poverty - working at a business
Virgin, dramatically devirginized Yes
Inner struggle subplot Yes
If one lover chases another... - he chases after her
Misperception that - he/she loves someone else
Abusive lover? Yes

Main Male Character
Profession/status: - business executive
Age/status: - 20's-30's
How romantic is this person? - not very romantic
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 Female Character
Age/status: - 20's-30's
Profession/status: - business executive
How sexual is this person? - somewhat promiscuous
How romantic is this person? - somewhat romantic
How sensitive is this character? - soggy whimpering jelly muffin
Sense of humor - Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters
Physique - average physique

Setting
United States Yes
The US: - California
Small town? Yes
Small town people: - nice, like Andy/Opie/Aunt Bee
Misc setting - scientific labs

Style
Person - mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death? - generic/vague references to death/punishment
What % of story is romance related? - 40%
Sex in book? Yes
What kind of sex: - descript of kissing - licking - actual description of sex - descript. of female anatomy (the big B's) - rape/molest (yeech!)
Focus of story - Her
How much dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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