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Perfect Agreement (Paperback)

by Michael Downing (Author)
4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)

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  • Paperback: 288 pages
  • Publisher: G P Putnam's Sons (31 Dec 1998)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0425166287
  • ISBN-13: 978-0425166284
  • Product Dimensions: 19.8 x 13 x 2 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 1,876,011 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Mark Sternum, a professor who teaches spelling and grammar at Boston's McClintock College, is blown off course when he is fired after being accused of prejudice by Rashelle Whippet, an African American single mother who fails the college's basic skills test for the last time.

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Good But..., 21 Jan 1998
By A Customer
This review is from: Perfect Agreement (Hardcover)
PERFECT AGREEMENT is an interesting mixture of stories, parables, and wonderful observations by a professor of English in a small Eastern college. It involves a lengthy Quaker connection, college faculty infighting and a sweet love story between two intelligent men. The author includes great grammar lessons at the end of each chapter. Thanks Michael Downing, I needed (and enjoyed) that. Though the language is incredible, the humor subtle, and the grammar lessons interesting and useful, the format makes for difficult reading. There are no paragraph breaks. The long stretches of print made me wish the author would stop to take a breath. H
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5.0 out of 5 stars Hilarious and poignant, this is an excellent read!, 16 Jan 1998
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This review is from: Perfect Agreement (Hardcover)
Perfect Agreement has something for everyone: humor, pathos, social commentary, stunning prose, grammar tips, and even a little history of sorts. In addition to all this, Downing is a captivating storyteller, and this novel intertwines the telling of two stories, one set in the past and one in the present. The present revolves around the career and relationships of Mark Sternum, a man who is remarkably likable, possibly because he is exceptionally devoid of self pity and self deception. Downing's images are so vivid that the reader not only visualizes the story but smells, tastes and feels the events as well. Usually, when I read "a really good piece of literature" I find an astute observation or an exceptionally tastey tidbit of prose which I copy out and save. In the case of Perfect Agreement, I couldn't begin to do this, as nearly every page contained at least one passage that I wanted to savour, copy or memorize. This reader hasn't been this excited about an author since she discovered Faulker twenty-seven years ago. The two authors' ability to sensitively see and juxtapose humor and pain is not dissimilar.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Good read!, 16 Jan 1998
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Seldom does even a good book warrant reading more than once. This one is even better the second time around. I haven't enjoyed the search for symbolism so much since my college days.
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4.0 out of 5 stars An Excelent Read
This book was an excelent read. Mr Downing interwines the stories of his main character as well as the main characters father and the Shaker's that facinated him so.
Published on 11 Jan 1998

4.0 out of 5 stars A perfect change from what pass for today's bestsellers
Do you have difficulty spelling words such as "misspell" or "manageable" or is "managable? Read more
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