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Plot Summary of The Baltimore Years
"This is about a nameless man who lives in Baltimore. It follows him being lonely, being raped, and joining in orgies to fill the time between heartbreaks - more than one coming from the same woman. Through this he discovers himself, finds he doesn't like himself very much and then tries to lose himself again. The end finishes much like it started - the nameless 1st person narrator looking for answers about himself, life, love and everything in between. "
J Tyler Blue, Resident Scholar



Review Analysis of The Baltimore Years
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Plot
Tone of book? - thoughtful
Time/era of story - present (2000-2010)
Romance/Romance Problems Yes
Internal struggle/realization? Yes
Struggle over - vague finding self/purpose in life (i.e. no plot to book)
Kind of sex: - rape - two guys doing it
Is this an adult or child's book? - Adult or Young Adult Book
Taboo sex story? Yes

Main Character
Gender - Male
Profession/status: - artist
Age: - 20's-30's
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events? Yes
Ethnicity/Nationality - White (American)
How sensitive is this character? - middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters
Physique - average physique

Main Adversary
Identity: - Female
Age: - 20's-30's
Profession/status: - mastermind
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 - Smarter than most other characters
Physique - very athletic

Setting
How much descriptions of surroundings? - 3 ()
United States Yes
The US: - Southeast
City? Yes
Misc setting - moving train

Style
Person - mostly 1st
Accounts of torture and death? - generic/vague references to death/punishment
Sex in book? Yes
What kind of sex: - vague references - descript of kissing - touching of anatomy - licking - orgies - impregnation/reproduction - lesbians! - actual description of hetero sex - descript. of female anat. (the big B's) - descript. of female anat. (the big V) - descript. of nude males (the big P) - male homosexuals doing their thing - rape/molest (yeech!)
Lot of foul language? Yes
Unusual Style: - a lot of stream of consciousness - written like a journal/diary/letters
Amount of dialog - significantly more descript than dialog
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