Reading for Pleasure Project

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  • Colin is dumped by Katherine XIX
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    Colin is dumped by Katherine XIX

    The book starts off with the introduction of the main character, Colin. The main problem of the book is immediately revealed as he is dumped for the 19th time.
  • Colin meets Lindsey
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    Colin meets Lindsey

    In chapter 5 Colin meets a cashier in Gutshot, Tennesee named Lindsey Lee Wells. This propels the story into its arc.
  • "The Other Colin"
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    "The Other Colin"

    Lindsey's boyfriend Colin is now introduced. Although not a big character at the moment, he is a big threat later in the novel.
  • Chemistry
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    Chemistry

    At this point in the book Lindsey starts to admire Colin's genius abilities. This is the beginning of the tension between the two characters.
  • The Job
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    The Job

    In this chapter Colin and Hassan start their work for Hollis. They interview a man named Starnes and learn some history about Gutshot.
  • Colin calls Katherine
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    Colin calls Katherine

    Colin slips and calls K-19. She repeats her rejection, putting Colin back where he started. "You can love someone so much, he thought. But you can never love people as much as you can
    miss them."
  • Hassan's Love Interest
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    Hassan's Love Interest

    In chapter 13 Hassan makes a stride in character development and gets a girlfriend. In all previous chapters, Hassan swore against dating.
  • Divide
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    Divide

    In this chapter Hassan and Colin get into a fight. They have arguments throughout the novel but none like this. They settle the argument later in the chapter.
  • Foreshadowing
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    Foreshadowing

    In this chapter, TOC calls Hassan's new girlfriend "a hottie". This leads into the climax in a following chapter.
  • Shotgun
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    Shotgun

    Lindsey goes out with Colin to teach him how to shoot a shotgun. The two bond more during this experience.
  • The Secret Hideout
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    The Secret Hideout

    Lindsey takes Colin to see her secret hideout and the two nearly kiss in the dark. Colin liked her "in the moment".
  • The Hunt
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    The Hunt

    The hunt for boar starts in this chapter and Colin and Hassan get lost from the group. In this time, Colin calls Katherine 3 to fix his theorem.
  • The Climax
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    The Climax

    Hassan and Colin stumble across Katrina and TOC together in the woods, cheating on Hassan and Lindsey.
  • The Big Battle
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    The Big Battle

    Colin plays a recording of TOC admitting to cheating for Lindsey, then gets into a massive fight. Although Colin was injured, the group ultimately won against TOC.
  • The End
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    The End

    The book ties up all the knots with Colin and Lindsey becoming a couple. His first Lindsey, and her second Colin.