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Plot Summary of Seeing Calvin Coolidge in a Dream
"This is one of the most pleasent books published recently. Derbyshire does an excellent job of resurrecting Calvin Coolidge's reputation for probity and he also is adept at using the narrative he weaves to confront us with the importance of honor and loyalty and how they impact on our character. Highly recommended."
Kelly Whiting, Resident Scholar



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Plot
Tone of book? - upbeat
Time/era of story - 1980's-1999
Romance/Romance Problems Yes
Kind of romance: - GENERAL--no other subplots apply - playing footsy while inconveniently married - rekindling lost love/marriage
Inside culture (main char) - Chinese
Other aspects: - story of the poor - immigrant story
Is this an adult or child's book? - Adult or Young Adult Book
Ethnic/regional/gender life Yes
Woman's story? Yes

Main Character
Gender - Male
Profession/status: - business executive
Age: - 40's-50's
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events? Yes
How sensitive is this character? - sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence - Average intelligence
Physique - average physique

Main Adversary
Identity: - Male
Age: - 40's-50's
Profession/status: - politician/elected ruler
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - a moderate amount
How sensitive is this character? - hard edged
Sense of humor - Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters
Physique - average physique

Setting
How much descriptions of surroundings? - 2 ()
United States Yes
The US: - Northeast
Asia/Pacific Yes
Asian country: - China
City? Yes
City: - New York - Boston

Style
Person - mostly 1st
Accounts of torture and death? - explicit references to deaths
Sex in book? Yes
What kind of sex: - impregnation/reproduction - actual description of hetero sex - rape/molest (yeech!)
Unusual Style: - a lot of flashback and forwards
Amount of dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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