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Book Review By Livia
My Legendary Girlfriend by Mike Gayle

Will Kelly is a 26-year-old teacher of English with one huge problem: his legendary girlfriend, Aggi, has left him. And he can't get over it. For three years now. He has taken up job, teaching English in a comprehensive school, and he hates it. He has moved London and rented an apartment which turned out to be a dump. His life is in shambles...

Then he heard of Kate. She was the previous tenant of his dump. She was out of the ordinary. She was on the phone a lot. She was capable of giving Will hope for a life without Aggi. And she was attractive.

Will was captivated. He was comprehending a life after Aggi for the first time in years. He was thinking about a proper relationship.
And then he realized that being a teacher was not that bad after all...


Plot & Themes
Tone of book? - humorous
Time/era of story - 1980's-1999
Romance/Romance Problems Yes
Kind of romance:
Internal struggle/realization? Yes
Is this an adult or child's book? - Adult or Young Adult Book
Coping with loss of loved one(s) Yes
Loss of...

Main Character
Gender - Male
Profession/status:
Age: - 20's-30's
Ethnicity/Nationality
Unusual characteristics:

Main Adversary
Identity: - Female
Age: - 20's-30's
Profession/status:
How sensitive is this character?
Sense of humor - Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence - Average intelligence

Setting
How much descriptions of surroundings? - 9 ()
Europe Yes
European country: - England/UK
City? Yes
City: - London
Misc setting

Writing Style
Amount of dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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