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The Abstinence Teacher (Paperback)

by Tom Perrotta (Author)

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Paperback: 368 pages
Publisher: Vintage Canada (Sep 30 2008)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 030735637X
ISBN-13: 978-0307356376
Product Dimensions: 20.3 x 13.2 x 2.5 cm
Shipping Weight: 341 g

Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)

Amazon.ca Sales Rank: #204,459 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Starred Review. Campbell Scott's soft but edgy voice, earnest but with a sarcastic undertone, is a supremely apt fit for Perrotta's skewering of modern society. He is equally convincingly whether playing Ruth, a divorced mother and sex-education teacher whose community is becoming increasingly religious, to her transparent disgust, or Tim, Ruth's daughter's soccer coach and a born-again Christian who is dismayed to find himself slipping back to his old drug addict habits. Scott's tone shifts just slightly to distinguish between the deadpan humor of Ruth's gay friend Randall and the pious lack of humor of an abstinence consultant brought in to reform Ruth. The evenness of Scott's voice is a reminder of how similar everyone is on a certain basic level, and it makes for a greater impact when he does raise the volume or change his accent. Though Ruth and Tim oppose each other over religion, their love lives are both damaged, and Scott's quiet, intimate delivery brings out the wounded yet stubbornly hopeful side of both of them. This is an effective, smart and sharp production.
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With its plethora of characters--religious fanatics, a soccer team of preadolescent girls, divorced fathers desperate to connect with their children, former addicts, drunks, has-beens, and wannabes--Perottas latest novel would present a challenge to any narrator. (And it seems no accident that his three audiobooks have three different readers.) The talented Campbell Scott, whos narrated novels by Ernest Hemingway, Stephen King, Ray Bradbury, and others, takes the challenge in stride, modulating his voice not only for the different voices, but also for a particular characters mood shifts. Still, except for a few moments when the novel makes you sit up and take notice, it remains pedestrian overall, despite everyones best efforts. R.R. © AudioFile 2008, Portland, Maine-- Copyright © AudioFile, Portland, Maine --This text refers to the Audio CD edition.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Interesting Subject Matter, Jul 18 2008

By	MacFly (Regina, Saskatchewan) - See all my reviews (TOP 100 REVIEWER)

This review is from: The Abstinence Teacher (Hardcover)

The Abstinence Teacher revolves around the main character of Ruth, who teaches Sex Education at the local high school. A conservative church in town manages to change the curriculum to teaching about abstinence instead. Then Ruth connects with the local soccer coach, who also belongs to the conservative church. I actually though the book would be more about the struggle at the school over the teaching of abstinence rather than about the relationship between Ruth and soccer coach Tim. I did enjoy the book, however. It was very easy to read and it kept my attention throughout. The age old struggle between believers and non-believers was well handled in the book and completely believable. I've not read other books by Perrotta but I enjoyed this book enough to check out others by him.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Lets mix it up!,, Dec 1 2007

By	Donald Larson (Victoria) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Abstinence Teacher (Hardcover)

Perotta loves to take folks different sides of the street and throwing them together in unusual situations (I highly recommend Election and Little Children). When High school teacher Ruth Ramsey tells her human sexuality class that some people enjoy oral sex, she does not know the storm she is creating. She is soon embattled by the local church too include a section on abstinence. Her young daughter's soccer coach is Tim Mason, a reborn druggie who is now a member of the church that attacked Ruth. When Tim leads the girls soccer team in prayer Ruth drags her daughter from the game! From this shaky start a relationship begins, at times humorous and also poignant. From their differences the discover they have more in common then they thought. Nothing too heavy but still no simple solutions. A very fulfilling slice of life read.

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