"A woman in a loveless marriage discovers that her husband is having yet another affair. She confronts him and they decide to separate. Soon after, the woman finds out that she has Lou Gehrig's Disease and is given just a year to live. Her husband returns home to care for her. He promises to be faithful to her for the remainder of her life. They end up falling in love again."
Diane Sonntag, Resident Scholar
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Review Analysis of The First Time
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Time/era of story
- Present (2000-2010)
Marriage/Married
Yes
Marriage subplot:
- rekindling lost love
Main Male Character
Profession/status:
- lawyer creature
Age/status:
- 20's-30's
How sexual is this person?
- "zip'm down, zip'm up. Next!"
How romantic is this person?
- very romantic
Sex has good effect on him
Yes
Sex makes him
- a better lover
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- very athletic
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
- confident
- 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
- very athletic
Setting
United States
Yes
Style
Person
- mostly 1st
Accounts of torture and death?
- moderately detailed references to deaths
What % of story is romance related?
- 80%
Sex in book?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- descript of kissing
- touching of anatomy
- licking
Focus of story
- Her
How much dialog
- mostly dialog
How much sexing?
- 3-4 sex acts
