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Plot Summary of Irresistible Forces
"This Book gives you room to dream even if you have found your loved one. It shows how strong love is and how strong the powers of faight are"
Priscilla, Resident Scholar

" Meredith Whitman only saw her husband, Steve,on the weekends or even longer. His job as a doctor took away most of their time together. They both decided because of this not to have children. Meredith soon has an offer at a top position job in San Franisco. Steve told Meredith to accept and that he would join her as soon as he can. Their live together on different coasts was extremely difficult. Meredith starts to have an attraction her boss and Steve with his new co-worker. Their marriage starts to quickly crumble to pieces."
, Resident Scholar

Review Analysis of Irresistible Forces
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Plot
Time/era of story - 1980's-1999
Marriage/Married Yes
Marriage subplot: - marriage of convenience spurring real love
Making a living subplot Yes
Making a living: - office romance among coworkers
If one lover chases another... - they alternate
Lovers are competitors Yes

Main Male Character
Profession/status: - doctor
Age/status: - 40's-50's
How sexual is this person? - several sexual encounters
How romantic is this person? - somewhat romantic
Sex has good effect on him Yes
Sex makes him - confident - obedient - less bitchy/arrogant - blissful - mature - sensitive - a better lover
How sensitive is this character? - sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor - Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence - Average intelligence - Smarter than most other characters
Physique - average physique

Main Female Character
Age/status: - 20's-30's
Profession/status: - business executive
How sexual is this person? - a few sexual encounters - somewhat promiscuous
effect of sexing - confused - unhappy for sexing the guy - scared - guilty
Sex has bad effect on her Yes
Sex has good effect on her Yes
Effect of sexing - confident - obedient - a better lover - less bitchy/arrogant - mature
How sensitive is this character? - soggy whimpering jelly muffin
Sense of humor - Strong but gentle sense of humor
Intelligence - Average intelligence - Smarter than most other characters
Physique - average physique

Setting
United States Yes
The US: - Northeast - California - Hawaii
Misc setting - resort/hotel

Style
Person - mostly 1st
Accounts of torture and death? - no torture/death
What % of story is romance related? - 60% - nearly 100%
Sex in book? Yes
What kind of sex: - touching of anatomy - descript. of female anatomy (the big B's) - descript. of female anatomy (the big V) - descript. of male nudity (the big P)
Focus of story - Her - equally on him and her
Consequences of sex - pregnancy fears
How much dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog - significantly more descript than dialog
How much sexing? - 3-4 sex acts
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