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Plot Summary of Cinderella Deal
"Linc Blaise needs a fiancee if he is going to get a job at Prescott College. He hires Daisy Flattery, who offers "Stories Told, Ideas Iluminated, Unreal but not Untrue", to be his fiancee for a weekend for a thousand bucks. But to keep his job, Linc has to offer Daisy a "Cinderella Deal"."
Christine G., Resident Scholar

Review Analysis of Cinderella Deal
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Plot
Time/era of story - 1980's-1999
Family focus? Yes
Family, hating Yes

Main Male Character
Profession/status: - teacher
Age/status: - 20's-30's
How sexual is this person? - several sexual encounters
How romantic is this person? - very romantic
Sex has good effect on him Yes
Sex makes him - blissful
How sensitive is this character? - sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Cynical sense of humor
Intelligence - Very much smarter than other characters
Physique - average physique

Main Female Character
Age/status: - 20's-30's
Profession/status: - artist
How sexual is this person? - a few sexual encounters
How romantic is this person? - very romantic
Sex has good effect on her Yes
Effect of sexing - blissful
How sensitive is this character? - sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence - Smarter than most other characters
Physique - average physique

Setting
United States Yes
The US: - Northeast
Small town? Yes
Small town people: - nice, like Andy/Opie/Aunt Bee

Style
Person - mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death? - no torture/death
What % of story is romance related? - 90%
Sex in book? Yes
What kind of sex: - descript of kissing - actual description of sex
Focus of story - equally on him and her
How much dialog - significantly more dialog than descript
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