Made to be a movie?
January 17th, 2008 Liz - Central Library
Tom Perrotta avoids cliche in the set up of The Abstinence Teacher, his newest fiction work about a former addict now evangelical christian and his relationship (will it be romance?) with the pro-contraceptive, pro-masturbation high school human sexuality teacher. In fact, the evangelical guy is drawn with more nuance, despite the author’s pretty obvious point-of-view. As usual, it is full of black humor and moral quandries.
But something about it feels a bit too pat. Maybe its that by now so many of Perrotta’s books have been optioned for movies that he wrote this one as a movie, not a book. Amusing, engaging, but not his best. Little Children (the book) was far superior to the movie… and the movie got multiple Academy Award nominations.
For another take on this book take a look at Emily’s review.
Entry Filed under: Literary Fiction
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