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Nobody told this master of dark comedy there are things you can’t make jokes about. “Combining narrated chapters with short first-person “testimonies” by five of the characters, the plot unfolds with the you-are-there feel of a documentary, or mockumentary perhaps. The breeziness of the pacing provides tart counterpoint to weightier themes of adultery, ambition, atonement, and revenge which Perrotta handles with a deft but determined satiric touch.” - Booklist "In this culturally savvy sequel to his enduring best-seller, Election (1998), and its wildly popular film adaptation starring Reese Witherspoon, Perrotta again tells a smart, entertaining story from multiple perspectives, oral-history style. "The heroine of Perrotta’s Election returns in this sharp and perfectly executed story of frustrated ambition…This is the rare sequel that lives up to the original.” - Publishers Weekly, starred review Perrotta brings his trademark dark humor and insights into suburbia to the story, along with some sweet observations about friendship.” -Real Simple “This sequel, set in 2017, takes a sympathetic view of now middle-aged Tracy, an assistant principal and single mom, as she reconciles her past ambitions with her current dissatisfaction in life. I was rooting hard for Tracy Flick to, finally, win.” -Seattle Times It’s a book populated with middle-aged people disappointed in what life has brought-and yet, Tracy Flick Can’t Win is an oddly uplifting read. Perrotta’s great gift is that he lets his love for his characters, flaws and all, shine through, and Tracy emerges as a much richer, more sympathetic character than in the earlier book she has grown, as has her creator. tells the story through a web of different characters and perspectives. "Perrotta has what it takes to revisit the past without being predictable.”- The Atlantic
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?Ī sharp, darkly comic, and pitch-perfect chronicle of the second act of one of the most memorable characters of our time, Tracy Flick Can’t Win “delivers acerbic insight about frustrated ambition” (Esquire). As she considers the past, Tracy becomes aware of storm clouds brewing in the present. Her male colleagues’ determination to honor Vito Falcone-a star quarterback of dubious character who had a brief, undistinguished career in the NFL-triggers memories for Tracy and leads her to reflect on the trajectory of her own life. 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.Įnergized 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.īut nothing ever comes easily to Tracy Flick, no matter how diligent or qualified she happens to be. Tracy Flick is a hardworking assistant principal at a public high school in suburban New Jersey. I love this book.” -Harlan CobenĪn “engrossing and mordantly funny” ( People) novel about ambition, coming-of-age in adulthood, and never really leaving high school politics behind-featuring New York Times bestselling author Tom Perrotta’s most iconic character of all time. “Tom Perrotta is…one of the great writers that we have today. Soon to be a major motion picture starring Reese Witherspoon
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