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Plot Summary of Disappearing Acts
"An often unemployed construction worker meets a school teacher. They have many misunderstandings due to differences in their backgrounds and expectations. Eventually they manage to work things out somewhat."
Andrea Jackson, Resident Scholar



Review Analysis of Disappearing Acts
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Plot
Romance/Romance Problems Yes
Is this an adult or child's book? - Adult or Young Adult Book
Lover is - of a different social class

Main Character
Gender - Female
Profession/status: - teacher
Age: - 20's-30's
How sensitive is this character? - middling sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Average intelligence
Physique - average physique

Main Adversary
Identity: - Male
Age: - 20's-30's
How sensitive is this character? - hard edged
Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence - Average intelligence
Physique - average physique

Setting
How much descriptions of surroundings? - 4 ()
United States Yes
The US: - Northeast

Style
Person - rotating 1st
Sex in book? Yes
Amount of dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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