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Book Review By Raney LaSusa
The Group by Mary McCarthy

Mary McCarthy's novel describes the lives of eight Vassar schoolmates up to ten years after graduation. Most of the "group" live in New York and Boston, while one tries her luck in Paris. The young women are members of America's elite who see themselves as agents of social change during the Great Depression. McCarthy candidly describes orgasm, loss of virginity, and obtaining birth control in 1930's America. Each chapter details the past and personal lives of each member of the "group."


Plot & Themes
Tone of book? - thoughtful
Time/era of story - 1930's-1950's
Is this an adult or child's book? - Adult or Young Adult Book
Ethnic/regional/gender life Yes
GROUP of women story? Yes

Main Character
Gender - Female
Profession/status:
Ethnicity/Nationality

Main Adversary
Identity: - Male
Age: - 20's-30's
Profession/status:
Eccentric/Smart/Dumb: Yes
Eccentric:
How sensitive is this character?
Sense of humor - Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence - Very much smarter than other characters

Setting
How much descriptions of surroundings? - 5 ()
United States Yes
The US: - Northeast

Writing Style
Sex in book? Yes
What kind of sex: - descript of kissing - touching of anatomy - impregnation/reproduction - lesbians! - actual description of hetero sex - Vagia talk! - Weiner talk!
Amount of dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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