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Book Review By Michelle Yusuf
A Year in Van Nuys by Sandra Tsing Loh

Sandra, a dejected writer, diets, schmoozes with Hollywood suits, embarrasses herself on CNN, fights envy as her former classmate wins an Oscar, and battles writer's block as she comes to terms with the fact that she lives in a crummy part of Los Angeles (the San Fernando Valley), is no longer young and marketable, and will never be a sought after person in the Tinseltown.


Plot & Themes
Life of a profession:
Internal struggle/realization? Yes
Struggle over
Job/Profession/Status story Yes

Main Character
Gender - Female
Profession/status:
Age: - 20's-30's
Ethnicity/Nationality

Main Adversary
Identity: - society
Age: - 20's-30's
How sensitive is this character?
Intelligence - below average

Setting
How much descriptions of surroundings? - 10 ()
United States Yes
The US: - California
City? Yes
City: - Los Angeles

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