Tracy Flick Can't Win
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Summary
Tracy Flick is back and， once again， the iconic protagonist of Tom Perrotta’s Election—and Reese Witherspoon’s character from the classic movie adaptation—is determined to take high school politics by storm。
Tracy Flick is a hardworking assistant principal at a public high school in suburban New Jersey。 Still ambitious but feeling a little stuck and underappreciated in midlife， Tracy gets a jolt of good news when the longtime principal， Jack Weede， abruptly announces his retirement， creating a rare opportunity for Tracy to ascend to the top job。
Energized by the prospect of her long-overdue promotion， Tracy throws herself into her work with renewed zeal， determined to prove her worth to the students， faculty， and School Board， while also managing her personal life—a ten-year-old daughter， a needy doctor boyfriend， and a burgeoning meditation practice。 But nothing ever comes easily to Tracy Flick， no matter how diligent or qualified she happens to be。
Among her many other responsibilities， Tracy is enlisted to serve on the Selection Committee for the brand-new Green Meadow High School Hall of Fame。 Her male colleagues’ determination to honor Vito Falcone—a star quarterback of dubious character who had a brief， undistinguished career in the NFL—triggers bad memories for Tracy， and leads her to troubling reflections about the trajectory of her own life and the forces that have left her feeling thwarted and disappointed， unable to fulfill her true potential。
As she broods on the past， Tracy becomes aware of storm clouds brewing in the present。 Is she really a shoo-in for the Principal job？ Is the Superintendent plotting against her？ Why is the School Board President’s wife trying so hard to be her friend？ And why can’t she ever get what she deserves？
In classic Perrotta style， Tracy Flick Can’t Win is a sharp， darkly comic page-turner， and a pitch-perfect reflection on our current moment。 Flick fans and newcomers alike will love this compulsively readable novel chronicling the second act of one of the most memorable characters of our time。
Tracy Flick is a hardworking assistant principal at a public high school in suburban New Jersey。 Still ambitious but feeling a little stuck and underappreciated in midlife， Tracy gets a jolt of good news when the longtime principal， Jack Weede， abruptly announces his retirement， creating a rare opportunity for Tracy to ascend to the top job。
Energized by the prospect of her long-overdue promotion， Tracy throws herself into her work with renewed zeal， determined to prove her worth to the students， faculty， and School Board， while also managing her personal life—a ten-year-old daughter， a needy doctor boyfriend， and a burgeoning meditation practice。 But nothing ever comes easily to Tracy Flick， no matter how diligent or qualified she happens to be。
Among her many other responsibilities， Tracy is enlisted to serve on the Selection Committee for the brand-new Green Meadow High School Hall of Fame。 Her male colleagues’ determination to honor Vito Falcone—a star quarterback of dubious character who had a brief， undistinguished career in the NFL—triggers bad memories for Tracy， and leads her to troubling reflections about the trajectory of her own life and the forces that have left her feeling thwarted and disappointed， unable to fulfill her true potential。
As she broods on the past， Tracy becomes aware of storm clouds brewing in the present。 Is she really a shoo-in for the Principal job？ Is the Superintendent plotting against her？ Why is the School Board President’s wife trying so hard to be her friend？ And why can’t she ever get what she deserves？
In classic Perrotta style， Tracy Flick Can’t Win is a sharp， darkly comic page-turner， and a pitch-perfect reflection on our current moment。 Flick fans and newcomers alike will love this compulsively readable novel chronicling the second act of one of the most memorable characters of our time。
Reviews
Angus McKeogh
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I love Tracy Flick。 I loved Election。 And it was great to meet up with this character again。 As usual， Perrotta has an easy to read style that is steeped in emotion。 Highly recommended。
Jennifer
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I’ve been in one of my rare reading slumps， starting books and quickly tossing them aside， spending more time aimlessly clicking through the same 3 apps on my phone or watching TikToks。 I ripped through this book in a day， I love Tom Perotta’s writing。
Janet
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Is it my favorite Perrotta， no。Is it my least favorite Perrotta， no。a quick read and the ending shocked me。
Susan Horan
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Sped through it very enjoyable！
Teresa
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Before tackling this， I read Election to get Tracy's back story。 I'm one of twelve people that didn't see the movie。 I didn't find the Tracy of Election to be the central character。 Her role was large， important， but there was a lot going on in that school year， many moving parts。 Tracy was only in high school， so there's that。 There were some cringey， inappropriate "relationships" in Election， including one Tracy had with her sophomore English teacher。 Perrotta addresses this right off the bat。 Before tackling this， I read Election to get Tracy's back story。 I'm one of twelve people that didn't see the movie。 I didn't find the Tracy of Election to be the central character。 Her role was large， important， but there was a lot going on in that school year， many moving parts。 Tracy was only in high school， so there's that。 There were some cringey， inappropriate "relationships" in Election， including one Tracy had with her sophomore English teacher。 Perrotta addresses this right off the bat。 In the first chapter， the current day Tracy puts some present day thoughts around the experience: "。。。let the past be past。 The truth is， we're all prisoners of our historical context"。 Tracy is now an Assistant Principal at the high school， vying for the top job when the Principal announces his retirement。 That's one of the threads， There's a thread about an inaugural Hall of Fame for famous or noteworthy alums of the high school。 A rotating cast of characters narrate the events， giving a bird's eye view of the town， its politics and dynamics。 In straightforward， direct prose， Perrotta pulls us in， with chapters that get shorter and shorter， characters getting worked up about the Hall of Fame， the football team， affairs， past history， all leading up to the big induction ceremony。 It gets a little nuts， but this time the reader is in Tracy's corner， rooting for her as she deftly and stoically proceeds to tackle whatever is thrown at her。 My thanks to NetGalley and Simon & Schuster for the ARC in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more
Ryan
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A major disappointment。
Debbie Sumner
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Didn’t love it
Krista Dollimore
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I really enjoyed this follow up novel from Tom Perrotta。 I’m often very nervous when I pick up a sequel to a book that I loved。 But wonderfully enough， no hesitation was needed， Tracy Flick is back and still remains as one of my favourite modern protagonists。I think what I appreciate the most about this follow up is getting a deeper look into who Tracy is， the relationships she does have， and the connections she yearns for。 I love when an author takes a character who on the surface level can see I really enjoyed this follow up novel from Tom Perrotta。 I’m often very nervous when I pick up a sequel to a book that I loved。 But wonderfully enough， no hesitation was needed， Tracy Flick is back and still remains as one of my favourite modern protagonists。I think what I appreciate the most about this follow up is getting a deeper look into who Tracy is， the relationships she does have， and the connections she yearns for。 I love when an author takes a character who on the surface level can seem like the “villain”， but then exposes you to all the different layers of their personality allowing you to see them as they are: just as loveable and flawed as anyone else。The way Perrotta chooses to use this as a way to examine the post Me Too world， and how women are shamed for being ambitious， and not perhaps， fitting the classic roles patriarchal thinking has placed upon them is done really well。I appreciate the way he writes about “having good intentions “ doesn’t give you a pass for continually turning a blind eye to how you are participating in a culture that uses power to keep others from being allowed to sit at the table。The accessible way that gender， race， class， and privilege is explored was both powerful， and darkly comedic at times。 The writing is witty， sharp， and keeps you wanting more。 I love how you can open this book to any page and it will have some current cultural touch point to discuss with your fellow bookworm pals。 The way that Perrotta ends his novels with both a satisfying conclusion for the reader， but an open ended-ness that allow for the characters to continue on is exactly what I desire in the books I read。 Thank you so much Simon and Schuster for sending me this satirical gem。 Everyone should head to their local independent bookstore and grab a copy for themselves…。。 also can someone please write this into an adapted screenplay 。 。。。more
Leslie
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David Partikian
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Tom Perrotta’s novels appear once every four years or so and fluctuate between brilliant and mediocre。 However， they are always imminently filmable and—presumably—have made Perrotta a very rich man。 Thus， his purview remains grounded in his past success and in milieus in which he is most familiar: middle class suburbia presented from varying points of view and， often， involving many chapters that take place in either high school or college。 Add a smattering of infidelity; critics have dubbed the Tom Perrotta’s novels appear once every four years or so and fluctuate between brilliant and mediocre。 However， they are always imminently filmable and—presumably—have made Perrotta a very rich man。 Thus， his purview remains grounded in his past success and in milieus in which he is most familiar: middle class suburbia presented from varying points of view and， often， involving many chapters that take place in either high school or college。 Add a smattering of infidelity; critics have dubbed the author the “Flaubert of American Suburbia。” At this juncture， after two collections of short stories and seven novels， it would not be unfair to classify Perrotta’s writing as “formulaic。” And what could be more formulaic and preconceived for a movie or mini-series than a sequel to one of his earlier novels， already a successful movie？* Despite all this， I eagerly anticipate any new Tom Perrotta offering and devour it in two sittings。 I even reread his last offering， Mrs。 Fletcher， aloud to my girlfriend since it is a comic masterpiece that skewers the current political climate in America; in fact， the first chapter of Mrs。 Fletcher is an exemplar of comedic writing at its absolute best。 The same cannot be said for Tracy Flick Can’t Win。 Here， Tom Perrota’s prose lacks both the humor of his best works， Little Children as well as Mrs。 Fletcher， but also has an intrusive gravitas that presents current events in a contrived manner and with a point of view that borders on bitterness。 Perrotta， a suburban NJ native， has always had it in for school bullies and jocks。 However， the target of his satire in Tracy Flick Can’t Win， the former HS football hero who is （gasp） an asshole， lacks the nuance of his earlier creations。 And although Perrotta does try to humanize the jock， Vito Falcone， now suffering the effects of numerous TBIs and in a twelve-step program， his real target， the toxic culture surrounding football， is too obvious to warrant the attention the author gives it。 And while I share the Perrota’s visceral distaste for both the sport and the culture that surrounds it， his satire straddles the dangerous border of mediocre literature， relying on a common stereotype to make obvious points。 As the heroine Tracy Flick accurately points out， “Football is a stupid sport。” （How is that for subtle？）。 Yes， school boards can genuflect to a coach of the football team。 Yes， this is unfair。While Tracy Flick Can’t Win starts with a lot of promise and hints at approaching the MeToo era with a bit of remove and sanity， any deep analysis of how commonplace and—often--damaging teacher/student relationships were in the 70’s to the 90’s， is lost in the absurd plot that virtually hijacks the novel: The “politics” of an election elevating an ex-Jock and one-time NFL quarterback to a newly created high school hall of fame。 Sound riveting？ While the idea of a female protagonist confronting her prior assessments of affairs with high school and graduate school instructors is intriguing and relevant， highlighting the petty politics and mundane chicanery involved in a school board unfairly honoring an unworthy jock is utterly yawn inducing。 And then there is the problem with the formulaic aspects of the novel。Tom Perrota has made a veritable career in presenting scenes from the points of view of various characters with each chapter titled after the character speaking or reminiscing， especially at different ages， in very short chapters。 This technique is so successful that his work can read like an early draft of a screenplay and make his books， even the mediocre ones， easy-to-read and hard to put down。 However， in Tracy Flick Can’t Win， this precise quality is so overwhelming that comparisons to the most successful genre writer in the USA， Stephen King， abound。 ** Just like Perrotta’s The Leftovers hearkens King’s The Stand， as Tracy Flick Can’t Win trudges towards an inevitable culmination， an astute reader will immediately experience déjà vu for King’s breakthrough novel， Carrie。*** Just substitute telekinesis for obvious problems with the availability of firearms in the USA by mentally unstable individuals。 As there are problems with much of the MeToo movements dogmatic assertions that could be addressed adroitly in Tracy Flick Can’t Win but are not， there is obvious a lack of nuance in presenting America’s gun problem。 That the entire pathetic farce will culminate in violence is as inevitable （sigh） as the next school shooting。 It is very difficult for a comedic writer to approach the topic successfully。**** For anyone who has not yet read a Tom Perrotta novel， please start with Little Children （perhaps even see the film） or the laugh-out-loud funny and ever-so-sad Mrs。 Fletcher。 Perrotta’s knack for following up a great book with a lemon remains virtually flawless。-----------------------------------------------*Election is one of the two Perrotta novels that I have not read， partly because I am about 45 years removed from high school。**I outgrew my Stephen King obsession by sophomore year of college， but do not want to disparage what King does well。 It works。***There may also be comparisons to the one Stephen King book that he—thankfully—pulled from print， Rage。****While I’d love to go on a lengthy screed against the radical ammosexuals who have hijacked the USA but， I’ll refrain。 As does Perrotta， who presents the problem， but not in any way that inspires dialogue。 。。。more
Susan Tunis
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4。5 stars。
Reddragon88
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One of my fastest reads in a long time， a nice sequel to election and a really enjoyable read I could not put down。 I have not read a bad Perotta novel yet。
Carolyn
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I won this book from a Goodreads giveaway。 It didn’t blow me away， but I didn’t hate it either。 I did not expect it to end the way that it did… I don’t mean this in a bad way either。
Chris Palermo
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Had its moments - though too few and far in between。 Maybe I had too high expectations。 Would make a great move though。
Denise Matthew
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Several interesting characters including the protagonist and title character Tracy， but the narrative Took too long to develop and ended too abruptly。
Rm36
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i always liked that scene in "election" when Matthew Broderick hucks his entire milkshake at the limo Tracy Flick is in。 makes me laugh every time。 anyway， B+。 i always liked that scene in "election" when Matthew Broderick hucks his entire milkshake at the limo Tracy Flick is in。 makes me laugh every time。 anyway， B+。 。。。more
Mark
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Two stars isn't much， I know， and it does not reflect how much I liked this book。 It's a fun read。 It's a fast read。 And it's honestly female centric， where the readers understand， like， and empathize more with the female characters than the male， who are presented as predators。 It's more a book about compromises made because of sports， and it's fascinating， well written。 But it's slight， and I mean SLIGHT。 The book does not cover much ground， and while ELECTION was also a breezy read， it had a Two stars isn't much， I know， and it does not reflect how much I liked this book。 It's a fun read。 It's a fast read。 And it's honestly female centric， where the readers understand， like， and empathize more with the female characters than the male， who are presented as predators。 It's more a book about compromises made because of sports， and it's fascinating， well written。 But it's slight， and I mean SLIGHT。 The book does not cover much ground， and while ELECTION was also a breezy read， it had a better sense of humor， and it had more to say。 I am a huge Perrotta fan， and I do recommend this for fans of his。 But I wish that it had more weight， more to say。 It just does not seem substantial enough to warrant the sequel。 。。。more
Molly Dettmann
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I love Tom Perotta。 I loved Election back in the day and was excited to dive back into Tracy Flick’s world and the throws of suburban adult angst。 It didn’t hit the way I wanted it to， but I did enjoy seeing what Tracy was up to after all those years， how you never quite leave high school， and that ending！！
Rebecca
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Tracy Flick is back！ Thanks to Scribner for the gifted copy。I'll be honest， my memory of Tom Perrotta's Election is formed a lot more by the Reese Witherspoon movie than the book， but it's been a long time for either of those， and you probably don't strictly need to have read Election to appreciate this book。 However， readers who remember the viciously ambitious Tracy will be a lot more invested in what's happened to her- and readers might be surprised by where Tracy has landed。 It's very much s Tracy Flick is back！ Thanks to Scribner for the gifted copy。I'll be honest， my memory of Tom Perrotta's Election is formed a lot more by the Reese Witherspoon movie than the book， but it's been a long time for either of those， and you probably don't strictly need to have read Election to appreciate this book。 However， readers who remember the viciously ambitious Tracy will be a lot more invested in what's happened to her- and readers might be surprised by where Tracy has landed。 It's very much so a book that reckons with our times， as Tracy's past is brought back to her in detail due to the Me Too movement， and she's trying really hard not to look at it in a new light。 This book is relatively dark， but the short chapters and multiple perspectives make it a snappy read。 。。。more
Christi Flaker
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3。5 stars rounded upA nice quick read。
Bryan House
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I love Tom Perrotta。 I love him。 Gah。 Don't get me started。 I also think a sequel to Election is a wonderful idea， and revisiting Tracy Flick in a more modern political enviroment could really be something eye opening and special。The book is bad。 It's just completely forgettable。 I was going to be nice， but the ending of this book （in my opinion） is horrendously bad。 Bad。 Bad。 Bad。 It's all I can think。 BAD。I struggled to find any connection to ANY of the MANY MANY characters of the book。 Too ma I love Tom Perrotta。 I love him。 Gah。 Don't get me started。 I also think a sequel to Election is a wonderful idea， and revisiting Tracy Flick in a more modern political enviroment could really be something eye opening and special。The book is bad。 It's just completely forgettable。 I was going to be nice， but the ending of this book （in my opinion） is horrendously bad。 Bad。 Bad。 Bad。 It's all I can think。 BAD。I struggled to find any connection to ANY of the MANY MANY characters of the book。 Too many characters with too little to say。 I'm awestruck。I spent all day reading this book and will spend the next 20 minutes forgetting It exists。 Wildly dissapointed。Typically when reading Perotta books it feels like I'm watching trailers for Super Smash Bros new characters。 Every time a new perspective is introduced I think "A NEW CHALLENGER APPROACHES" And I'm so excited for the extra layer of Nuance and Perspective。 Out of ALL Perrotta books I've read， this has the WEAKEST characters that add no Nuance or any Perspective to the overall story。 It feels like an off brand attempt at Perotta。The cover of the book is an accurate representation of me finishing this mess。Imma stop ranting now so I don't go on forever。 。。。more
Margaret W Meagher
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Wonderful wonderfulI so enjoyed this book！ The many characters， you felt you knew them！ Well written and am happy I bought the book。
Jim Thomsen
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I always close a Tom Perrotta novel with the feeling of having been pleasantly massaged， with brain cells and nerve endings bristling the way they do when I'm in the presence of a creator with equal parts emotional and cerebral intelligence。 TRACY FLICK CAN'T WIN is no exception， and the only wonder is why I ever wondered why I might have worried about having a different experience。 You can read about the setup elsewhere， how things have changed for Tracy Flick in the 24 years since ELECTION， bu I always close a Tom Perrotta novel with the feeling of having been pleasantly massaged， with brain cells and nerve endings bristling the way they do when I'm in the presence of a creator with equal parts emotional and cerebral intelligence。 TRACY FLICK CAN'T WIN is no exception， and the only wonder is why I ever wondered why I might have worried about having a different experience。 You can read about the setup elsewhere， how things have changed for Tracy Flick in the 24 years since ELECTION， but suffice to say that TRACY FLICK CAN'T WIN is NOT fan service for ELECTION admirers （though I sincerely hope there is a film adaptation of it， and that Reese Witherspoon jumps into the role with weapons-grade enthusiasm）。 The ELECTION gang does NOT get back together。 While Tracy reflects on the events of ELECTION， it's clear that those events are largely in her rearview mirror， and she has no contact with anyone from that time， and she doesn't want it。 She's finally accepting that she's as much victim as antagonist， even if that means setting aside her own carefully nurtured sense of exceptionalism: "The thing you had to understand—it seemed so obvious to me at the time， so central to my identity—is that I wasn’t a normal high school girl。 I was unusually smart and ambitious， way too mature for my own good， to the point where I had trouble making friends with my peers， or even connecting with them in a meaningful way。 I felt like an adult long before I came of legal age， and it had always seemed to me that Mr。 Dexter simply perceived this truth before anyone else， and had treated me accordingly， which was exactly the way I’d wanted to be treated。 How could I blame him for that？ "That was my narrative， the one I’d lived with for a very long time， but it was starting to feel a little shaky。 You can’t keep reading these stories， one after the other， all these high-achieving young women exploited by teachers and mentors and bosses， and keep clinging to the idea that your own case was unique。 In fact， it had become pretty clear to me that that was how it worked—you got tricked into feeling more exceptional than you actually were， like the normal rules no longer applied。 "It gnawed at me that summer， the possibility that I’d misjudged my own past， that maybe I’d been a little more ordinary than I would have liked to believe。 But even if that were true， there wasn’t anything I could do about it。 There was no injustice to expose， no serial abuser living it up in a tropical paradise。"That said， Perrotta cleverly infuses TRACY FLICK CAN'T WIN with a plot and stakes that neatly claps back to ELECTION: Tracy Flick， now an assistant principal at a New Jersey high school， is in line for the top job， until events and a few people with their own agendas appear to conspire to undermine her promotion。 Tracy Flick is still Tracy Flick enough， utterly intolerant of mediocrity on her watch， not to take any setbacks lying down 。。。 but how far will she go in the service of standing up？ That question hangs over the entire novel， and makes it thrum with a pulsing pleasurably uncertainty that keeps the pages turning even as the reader lingers on its Easter egg insights into human behavior， such as: "It wasn’t much of an affair。 A couple of coffee dates， a fancy dinner， and one rainy weekend at an inn in Vermont， where we had pretty good sex in a very nice bed， but ended up in a prolonged dispute about Rudolf Steiner that consumed the rest of our stay and the entire drive home， at the end of which Daniel informed me that I was exhausting and relentless， and that he didn’t think we should see each other anymore， and I said that was fine with me。 If not for Sophia， inadvertently conceived before we drifted onto the topic of Waldorf Schools， I would have been a minor chapter in Daniel’s midlife crisis。 He’d thought he wanted something different—a younger woman， a new beginning—but the time he spent with me helped him realize that his marriage was worth saving， so I guess he has two things to thank me for。" The cast of TRACY FLICK CAN'T WIN is strong， though a tad overpopulated， with some POV characters serving more as plot catalysts for others than as their own people。 I especially like Jack Weede， the retiring principal， who is not a horrible person despite that fact that he had a long-running affair with "Front Desk Diane"; and Kyle Dorfman， the aggressively self-aggrandizing school-board member who is a less-than-unreliable promoter of Tracy Flick's aspirations to the extent that they serve his own。 （Especially great is the portrait of a certain kind of school-board members everywhere: the retired CEO or officer who is at loose ends and needs a focus for that surplus of alpha energy。） Things come to a head in a way that has a "God in the machine" feel to it， a tad cauterized and cut short， but no less devasting in its impact for its abruptness。 Perrotta's particular skill is in conveying much through as few words as possible without ever seeming minimalist; in fact， his prose creates a sense of warm， benevolent generosity to the worlds he creates， much as the suburbs he depicts are designed to。 All of which is to say that I loved TRACY FLICK CAN'T WIN， love Tracy Flick in all her messy glory， and was happy that Tom Perrotta chose to check in on her without feeling the need to wink to the ELECTION audience — or to tongue-bathe it。 In doing so， he pleases without ever seeming to be trying to please， with a gift many novelists of greater acclaim don't have。 。。。more
Melissa Jackson
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A sequel to the unforgettable Election。 Even though this book was set in the present day， it still has that nostalgic feel to it。 I was so happy to be reintroduced to Tracy at this stage of her life。 Tracy Flick is a single mom and an assistant principal at a New Jersey high school。 She finds herself going through the motions every day， and not working up to her full potential…almost settling for her position in life。 But everything changes with the announcement of Jack Weede’s retirement from h A sequel to the unforgettable Election。 Even though this book was set in the present day， it still has that nostalgic feel to it。 I was so happy to be reintroduced to Tracy at this stage of her life。 Tracy Flick is a single mom and an assistant principal at a New Jersey high school。 She finds herself going through the motions every day， and not working up to her full potential…almost settling for her position in life。 But everything changes with the announcement of Jack Weede’s retirement from his long-held position as principal。 With this coveted position soon opening up， and the prospect of a promotion， she finds herself thrown back into her work， re-energized with the prospect of new challenges and responsibilities。 There was an abundant amount of things that she felt needed to be improved upon in the run-down school once she became principal， and a high school Hall of Fame wasn’t on that list。 Yet Tracy finds herself enlisted to be a part of the selection committee for it（I feel the story picks up speed here， as the reader is introduced to some fun characters and subplots）。 Bringing back painful memories of the past， this new Hall of Fame search serves as a reminder to her how quickly plans get blown off course and where she may be headed if she continues down her current path。Peppering in a little bit of paranoia， regret， and sexism， these are just a few things Tracy experiences as she tries to determine who she is and what she has lost on the journey to rediscovering herself。I adored this book and flew through it in a day。 I highly recommend it if you’re looking for a quick read。 。。。more
Shaelyn
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I can't wait！ I can't wait！ 。。。more
Melly Mel - Shelf_ishly_lit
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Tracy Flick Can’t Win， Tom PerrottaTracey Flick Can’t win is then follow up to Tom’s 1998 novel turned cult classic movie， Election。 While there are ties to the original， Tracy can be read as as a stand-alone。 While I saw Election in film， this was my first book by the author， I was expecting wry and dry-witted humour， perseverance riding the line of absurdity。 I thought it was good and I could see the authors unique craft in bringing characters to life。 I wasn’t wowed。 My thanks to Simon & Schu Tracy Flick Can’t Win， Tom PerrottaTracey Flick Can’t win is then follow up to Tom’s 1998 novel turned cult classic movie， Election。 While there are ties to the original， Tracy can be read as as a stand-alone。 While I saw Election in film， this was my first book by the author， I was expecting wry and dry-witted humour， perseverance riding the line of absurdity。 I thought it was good and I could see the authors unique craft in bringing characters to life。 I wasn’t wowed。 My thanks to Simon & Schuster and NetGalley for a digital arc。 。。。more
Lindsey Mueller
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Tracy Flick Can’t Win • Tom Perrotta ⭐️ - 3 stars••This is Tom’s follow up novel to Election which was written in 1998 - however this can be read as a standalone。This is my first book by this author and I didn’t know what to expect。 Overall I thought the book was fine it touched on some important topics that are current today。 I also enjoyed the way he wrote the characters and liked that we got to read from their point of view。Even though I didn’t mind having multiple POVs I didn’t think it was Tracy Flick Can’t Win • Tom Perrotta ⭐️ - 3 stars••This is Tom’s follow up novel to Election which was written in 1998 - however this can be read as a standalone。This is my first book by this author and I didn’t know what to expect。 Overall I thought the book was fine it touched on some important topics that are current today。 I also enjoyed the way he wrote the characters and liked that we got to read from their point of view。Even though I didn’t mind having multiple POVs I didn’t think it was very relevant to the story or plot。 I also wasn’t expecting that ending and wasn’t expecting the book to take that dark of a turn。⚠️: If you are interested in reading take a look at trigger warnings there are quite a few in my eyesThank you to @NetGalley for the eARC in exchange for a honest review 。。。more
Lindsey Mueller
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Tracy Flick Can’t Win • Tom Perrotta ⭐️ - 3 stars••This is Tom’s follow up novel to Election which was written in 1998 - however this can be read as a standalone。This is my first book by this author and I didn’t know what to expect。 Overall I thought the book was fine it touched on some important topics that are current today。 I also enjoyed the way he wrote the characters and liked that we got to read from their point of view。Even though I didn’t mind having multiple POVs I didn’t think it was Tracy Flick Can’t Win • Tom Perrotta ⭐️ - 3 stars••This is Tom’s follow up novel to Election which was written in 1998 - however this can be read as a standalone。This is my first book by this author and I didn’t know what to expect。 Overall I thought the book was fine it touched on some important topics that are current today。 I also enjoyed the way he wrote the characters and liked that we got to read from their point of view。Even though I didn’t mind having multiple POVs I didn’t think it was very relevant to the story or plot。 I also wasn’t expecting that ending and wasn’t expecting the book to take that dark of a turn。⚠️: If you are interested in reading take a look at trigger warnings there are quite a few in my eyesThank you to @NetGalley for the eARC in exchange for a honest review 。。。more
Ron Charles
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When we last saw Tracy Flick， the ambitious high school girl in Tom Perrotta’s 1998 novel， “Election，” she’d been named student body president。 But hers was a soiled victory that came only after a humiliating recount。“Despite the actual outcome of the election， I still felt like a loser，” Tracy says。 When the first — fraudulent — results were announced， “I stood up by mistake and was laughed at by hundreds of people。 There was something true in that laughter， a truth I felt would taint every goo When we last saw Tracy Flick， the ambitious high school girl in Tom Perrotta’s 1998 novel， “Election，” she’d been named student body president。 But hers was a soiled victory that came only after a humiliating recount。“Despite the actual outcome of the election， I still felt like a loser，” Tracy says。 When the first — fraudulent — results were announced， “I stood up by mistake and was laughed at by hundreds of people。 There was something true in that laughter， a truth I felt would taint every good thing in my life for years to come。”She’s right: There was something true in that laughter， but it’s something true about us， not her。 Ever since Reese Witherspoon immortalized Tracy in the movie version of “Election，” determined women have been labeled Tracy Flicks。 It’s a handy slur to disparage female ambition， to laugh off the efforts of smart women who try too hard。Now， Tracy is back。 。 。 。To read the rest of this review， go to The Washington Post:https://www。washingtonpost。com/books/。。。 。。。more
Amanda （Tholke） Hollenkamp
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Was so excited to read this and couldn’t put it down until the end - it just wrapped up too quickly and neatly。 Argh。
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