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| Plot Summary of Love Lessons |
"Abigail asks James Stevens, illegitimate son of an Earl, to teach her about the "mechanics" of sexual intercourse so she might advise her younger sister before marriage. The two end up as lovers but as they come from different social classes a marriage seems out of the question."
Inger, Resident Scholar
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| Review Analysis of Love Lessons |
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Time/era of story
- 18th century
Forbidden/mismatched love?
Yes
How mismatched?
- royalty loving nonroyalty
Main Male Character
Profession/status:
- gambler
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 makes him
- more demanding
- angry
- blissful
Sex has bad effect on him
Yes
How sensitive is this character?
- hard edged
Physique
- average physique
Main Female Character
Age/status:
- 20's-30's
How sexual is this person?
- naive virgin
How romantic is this person?
- somewhat romantic
effect of sexing
- guilty
Sex has bad effect on her
Yes
Effect of sexing
- mature
How sensitive is this character?
- middling sensitive to others' feelings
Setting
Europe
Yes
European country:
- England/UK
Style
Person
- mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death?
- no torture/death
What % of story is romance related?
- nearly 100%
Sex in book?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- descript of kissing
- touching of anatomy
- licking
- actual description of sex
- 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
- equally on him and her
How much dialog
- roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
How much sexing?
- 3-4 sex acts
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