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This book interweaves the stories of a school‘s assistant principal, principal, secretary, alumni, board, and students as the school votes on a new Hall of Fame. The story was interesting and woven together nicely, but overall it felt a bit depressing and just “adults behaving badly” but not in a good or fun way. So so for me!

Hunkering down with this one while the winter storm is raging outside.

Thanks to my library for suggesting this as a skip the line copy! I did enjoy listening to it, but I didn‘t realize it was somewhat of a sequel! I never read Tom Perrotta but I‘ll prob be looking for other works by him, eventually.

Quick read, with a slew of distinct characters who tell this story. I finished it quickly and it is entertaining, but some characters that were included provided distraction from the others that had depth and could have been really interestingly developed. The ending was forced and unnecessary. Ok, entertaining read.

This sequel to Election fell short of my hopes. Read my full review here: https://debbybrauer.org/#tracy-flick-cant-win

Fantastic audio narration by a multi cast really elevated my enjoyment of this new novel by Tom Perrotta. It‘s a dark comedy that hits upon many current themes and it was done well. Short & satisfying this book follows Tracy decades after her HS days where her life goals haven‘t exactly gone the way she imagined.

While stuck in the airport due to a 2.5 hour delay I started listening to this #MultiCastAudio that was saved on my iPad. SO GLAD!!! I‘m loviing it!! Tracy Flick, now middle aged hasn‘t exactly fulfilled the promises she seemed destined for but she‘s hoping to turn things around. I find Pereoitta hIt or miss but this one is working out for me 🥇

⭐️⭐️ Many years post-Election, this follows the same formatting, same tone. The characters are somewhat flat, but realistic enough. With multiple POV and a fairly low page count, the style works very well. Tracy‘s arc was my favorite especially when ruminating on high school. But, I hated - HATED - the ending. Absolutely ruined the book.

As far as sequels go this was a passing effort. ⭐️⭐️⭐️ read for me. This time around Tracy Flick is a middle aged woman still feeling under appreciated and seeing an opportunity when the principal of her school announces his retirement. It can‘t hurt to throw her hat in the ring. And then…life happens. #bookspin @TheAromaofBooks

Tracy Flick from Election fame (a low pick for me) returns here in middle age as a high school vice principal with her eye on the top job. I really liked this exploration of patriarchy, misogyny, toxic masculinity, and the problems with the things we value, especially since it‘s written by a man (and we really need buy in from men to change things). I also found the ending really satisfying. A strong pick for me.

A fitting continuation of a favorite character‘s story. Perrotta knocks this sequel to Election out of the park!

Life hasn‘t gone as expected for Tracy Flick, and, like many of us in early middle age, she‘s taking stock of her history and life choices. The principal of her school is retiring. Having been his #2 for years, she is the obvious choice to replace him. However, school politics may once again interfere with Tracy‘s plans.

Read it in a weekend. Entertaining and a page-turner. I still think Little Children is probably my favorite. It‘ll be interesting to see if Reese signs on for the sequel…

Just got this from NetGalley as an ARC, couldn't pass it up considering the shared name and laughable circumstance!