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Love the categories! Glad you're not leaving!
However, I'm going to take a pass on the Perrotta - I read Abstinence Teacher and really didn't like anything about it. I kept wanting to like it, but just couldn't. Even though I know I should, I really don't have any interest in giving him ... Tom Perrotta is one of my favorite authors. He wrote Little Children and The Abstinence Teacher, among others and his books are always critical and compassionate of modern life. Bad Haircut is his first book and consists of a series of chronologically arranged stories about a New Jersey ... 40.
The Abstinence Teacher by Tom Perrotta
Probably my least favorite book I read so far this year, good ideas but I wish it went a little deeper into the characters/story.. ... stimony.
I haven't been able to pick up a book this weekend, but I have Birds of America, Assassination Vacation, and The Abstinence Teacher waiting for me when I have a moment. ... TV. But, I must be too serious a reader because I found the humor a little too far-fetched for my tastes.
I'm starting The Abstinence Teacher by Tom Perrotta and have enjoyed it so far. Added new titles today including
The Abstinence Teacher, Tom Perrotta, HC - MOOCHED
http://www.bookmooch.com/m/detail/0312358334
Marcus Aurelius: Meditations, PBK
http://www.bookmooch.com/m/detail/0812968255
Perfect World, Brian James, PBK - MOOCHED
http://www.bookmooch.com/m/detai ... ... the father-son relationship and how this joint project brought them back together. A truly heart-warming read.
#31 -- The Abstinence Teacher -- The story revolves around Ruth, a divorce, middle-aged, sex education teacher and her daughter's soccer coach, Tim, a former drug addict turned ... ... about the father-son relationship and how this joint project brought them back together. A truly heart-warming read.
The Abstinence Teacher
The story revolves around Ruth, a divorce, middle-aged, sex education teacher and her daughter's soccer coach, Tim, a former drug addict turned ... ... hope so. Loved it.
Thanks Sandy and Linda for the congrats. Mark, I liked Perrotta's writing and will take a look at The Abstinence Teacher. You haven't steered me wrong yet! I read The Abstinence Teacher and I really enjoyed it. I like his writing style. I did not read Little Children but I did see the film with Kate Winslet and it was very good. The pedophile character was really creepy! #157 I read the Abstinence Teacher by Tom Perotta a while back - must have been longer ago than I realized because it isn't in my LT catalog. Anyway, I thought it was just so-so. I remember wanting to like it, but there was really nothing there. I kept waiting for something to happen, but ... 178. Dancing in My Nuddy-Pants - Louise Rennison (240)
179. The Abstinence Teacher - Tom Perotta (368)
180. Heart of Darkness - Joseph Conrad (238)
181. Slouching Towards Bethlehem - Joan Didion (238)
182. Becoming Enlightened - the Dalai Lama (272) 23
the abstinence teacher tom perrotta
 Deedledee in 75 Books Challenge for 2009 : Deedledee's 2009 books (Mar 31, 2009, 12:45pm) Book #26
The Abstinence Teacher by Tom Perrotta
The ending was not nearly as dramatic as I expected with the build up to it, but overall a solid book with an interesting plot.
... Sounds more and more intriguing. I'm adding it to my "order from the library list", which also presently includes:
THE ABSTINENCE TEACHER by Tom Perrotta (Sherron)
THE FIRST PERSON & OTHER STORIES by Ali Smith (Sherron)
RAW SHARK TEXTS by Steven hall
THE RED MEN by Matthew De Ab ... ... 3/31. Very impressive. I've read a few of those books, and have heard of a few more. The one that popped out at me was The Abstinence Teacher by Tom Perrotta. I was pretty underwhelmed by that one - kept waiting for something interesting to happen. Anything interesting. But nothing ... The Abstinence Teacher by Tom Perrotta
and
The Canon: A Whirligig Tour of the Beautiful Basics of Science by Natalie Angier
cerievan
The Abstinence Teacher sounds like a good book...on to the huge tbr pile it goes.
And, like suslyn, I too am enjoying your posts. My favourite book for January was The Abstinence Teacher 4. The Abstinence Teacher by Tom Perrotta In this brilliant state of the nation novel, the lives of Ruth and Tim intertwine. A fascinating snapshot of the impact of religion upon everyday lives. I really enjoyed this book. 5 stars.
Currently reading The discovery of France by Graham Rob ... *adds The Abstinence Teacher and 3 Willows to Mount TBR*
Thanks for the recommendation and reviews. 6) The Abstinence Teacher by Tom Perrotta
I really enjoyed this book. I had read mixed reviews. I found the juxtaposition of fanatic religion and anti-religion to be interesting. While I tended to relate more to Ruth, a sex education teacher who is forced to adhere to a strict abstinence ... The Abstinence Teacher by Tom Perrotta
The Alchemist and other plays by Ben Jonson
Priest: a Novel by Ken Bruen
Shall We Tell the President? by Jeffrey Archer
The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz by Mordecai Richler
A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier by I ... ... of Duddy Kravitz by Mordecai Richler
Blindness by Jose Saramago
The Shack by william p. young
The Abstinence Teacher by Tom Perrotta
I think that's about it for now. Who knows.. I seem to have an addiction.. Can't stop buying books. I'm reading the Sookie Stac ... ...
d. Beat The Reaper
e. The Memory Of Running
f. The Abstinence Teacher
g. Fear The Worst
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3. Thrillers
a. Stone Cold
b. Turning Angel
c. Lethal ... ... by Hollinghurst
5. Lonely Werewolf Girl by Millar
6. Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress by Dai Sijie
7. The Abstinence Teacher by Perrotta
8. The End of the Affair by Greene
9. Ella Minnow Pea by Dunn (READ: 5 July 09)
10. The Sweetness at the Bottom of the P ... ... by Michael Chabon
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Diaz
Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen
The Abstinence Teacher by Tom Perrotta
Anathem by Neal Stephenson
The Abstinence Teacher by Tom Perrotta
The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
A Farewell to Arms by Ernest Hemingway
Suite Francaise by Irene Nemirovsky
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J. K. Rowling ... Brothers by Joseph J. Ellis (nonfiction, 278 pages)
84. Darkmans by Nicola Barker (fiction, 838 pages)
85. The Abstinence Teacher by Tom Perrotta (fiction, 358 pages)
86. The Colossus of New York by Colson Whitehead (nonfiction, 178 pages)
87. Maps for Lost Lovers ... I'll definitely try The Abstinence Teacher. Thanks for the recommendation! I heard Perrotta read from that one on NPR's Book Tour and thought it sounded interesting. He's written several others too, but I don't know anything about them. #159 porch_reader: I read The Abstinence Teacher by Perotta, and agree that he does tell compelling stories about interesting characters. Although I did not agree with some of the morality of the book, I would recommend it. I will have to give Election as try as well. ... place because it was a book club pick and I had vowed to read every book this year even if I knew I wouldn't like it.
2. The Abstinence Teacher - Is this Perrotta's embarrassing mid-life crisis book? Unlikeable and unbelievable characters and a pointless plot. Thankful that I didn't waste ... ... a lot of good things about The White Tiger. While I like a handful of Tom Perrotta novels, I really didn't care for The Abstinence Teacher. I wouldn't say I hated it, but there are just so many other good books to read. It was boring and easily forgettable. ... pages turning.
I feel like I ought to re-read it to properly crystallise what I think but life is so very short...
The Abstinence Teacher is also on my TBR list (not in the physical piles though!) so I'd be interested to see what you made of that. ... because it was on a short list of books to choose from for an English class I took. I could not read it.
I thought The Abstinence Teacher was pretty pointless. I really have no idea why Tom Perrotta wrote it.
I was also really disappointed in My Sister's Keeper. It was a ... ... by Robert Edric
Secrets of the Sea by Nicholas Shakespeare
Breath by Tim Winton
Carpentaria by Alexis Wright
The Abstinence Teacher by Tom Perotta ... mber)
6 tell me a riddle tillie olsen (21 december)
7 the inheritance of loss kiran desai (12 february-16 february)
8 the abstinence teacher tom perrotta (22 april-24 april)
9 revolutionary road richard yates (25 april-27 april)
#23 The Abstinence Teacher ~ Tom Perrotta ... one. I'm mailing on Monday. I do send internationally for a 2 book minimum.
Some of the more popular titles are:
The Abstinence Teacher-reserved
The Vanishing Act of Esme Lennox-reserved
The Tenderness of Wolves-reserved
Picked up The Abstinence Teacher Tuesday. Finished The Abstinence Teacher, started The Girl who Played Go which I just couldn't get and left it after only 20 pages and am now starting The Gift of Rain. 92. The Abstinence Teacher by Tom Perrotta
Ruth is a sex ed teacher at a suburban high school. She is being forced to teach a curriculum, strongly based on fundamentalist ideology, that she disagrees with. Tim is her daughter's soccer coach. He is a recovering alcoholic / drug user who has ... Currently reading The Abstinence Teacher - so far not bad! ... down. Picked up The Dream Life of Sukhanov again (about halfway through) but it just isn't doing anything for me. I have The Abstinence Teacher waiting for me so I might give that a try instead.
Oh those touchstones!!!!! I listenend to The Abstinence Teacher and I liked it but I wanted something different to happen. It seemed unfinished somehow, or maybe the characters were so much like real people that it ended the way life really is, there is not really an ending, it just goes on... #47: The Abstinence Teacher ...lots of sex, some drugs, a bit of rock 'n roll, plus soccer and fundamentalist churches -- that's what makes America great! Quick read, not great, but interesting enough to keep me reading... funny and very accurate, especially if you've been through, as most of ... 18. The Abstinence Teacher by Tom Perrotta. ... little gem of a book that I picked up from a library once, and it's this little perfect nugget of storytelling :)
56. The Abstinence Teacher by Tom Perrotta
A fluffy read, but it flew by...except for some of the evangelical bits, which made me uncomfortable. Predictable, but ... ... Kindness by Chris Bohjalian
The Kindness of Strangers by Katrina Kittle
Above All, Be Kind by Zoe Weil
The Abstinence Teacher by Tom Perrotta
Patience and Sarah by Isabel Miller A bit OT but one of the threads in Tom Perrotta's The Abstinence Teacher deals with this issue as the two young girls of the main character catch the religion bug and start going to church. ... a review I read in a magazine or newspaper. An interesting, well-written short novel by a writer I will be following.
2. The Abstinence Teacher by Tom Perrotta
3. Affinity by Sarah Waters
I've had this one in my library for years and had tried reading it, only to put it down ... ... for the start of my
50 Book Challenge:
1) The Golden Tulip, Rosalind Laker
2) Peace Like a River, Leif Enger
3) The abstinence teacher, Tom Perrotta
4) Shield of Three Lions, Pamela Kaufman
5) The Bookseller of Kabul, Asne Seierstad
90. The Abstinence Teacher by Tom Perrotta
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