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Title	:	Election
Author	:	Tom Perrotta
Book Format	:	Paperback
Book Edition	:	First Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 200 pages
Published	:	October 1st 1998 by Berkley Books (first published March 9th 1998)
Categories	:	Fiction. Humor. Contemporary. Novels

Election

Tom Perrotta

Paperback | Pages: 200 pages

Rating: 3.86 | 7318 Users | 506 Reviews

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A suburban New Jersey high school teacher confronts a student-body election gone haywire in this darkly comic novel by the author of The Wishbones. Scheduled for release as a feature film in 1998, starring Matthew Broderick.Who really cares who gets elected President of Winwood High School? Nobody -- except Tracy Flick. Tracy's one of those students of boundless energy and ambition who somehow finds the time to do everything -- edit the school paper, star in the musical, sleep with her favorite teacher. Her heart is set on becoming President of Winwood, and what Tracy wants, Tracy gets. With weeks to go before election day, her victory is nearly a foregone conclusion.

And that's just the problem, according to Mr. M -- a.k.a. Jim McAllister, faculty, advisor to the Student Government Association and a popular Winwood history teacher. In the name of democracy -- not to mention a simmering grudge against Tracy Flick -- Mr. M recruits the perfect opposition candidate. Paul Warren is a golden boy, a football hero with a brain and a heart, eager to bulk up his meager resume.

As Winwood High experiences election fever, Mr. M is distracted by a sudden attraction to his wife's best friend. The two dramas he has created -- one personal and private, the other public and political -- unfurl simultaneously, with all the players sharing in a life-altering conclusion.

Part satire, part soap opera, Election is an uncommon look at an ordinary American high school, and the extraordinary people who inhabit it.

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Original Title:	Election
ISBN:	0425167283 (ISBN13: 9780425167281)
Edition Language:	English

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Ratings: 3.86 From 7318 Users | 506 Reviews

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Since I saw the film years ago, I never did get a chance (until now) to read Tom Perrotta's Election. I finished over the course of a day, so clearly I liked it. The film adaptation stayed pretty true to the book, in which Perrotta delivers his usual themes of American suburban angst. If the film came out today, I could picture songs from the new Arcade Fire album being on the soundtrack. Just like many Arcade Fire songs, this story does not have the typical Hollywood happy ending, which somehow

Pretty much the book I probably could have written and wish I did. It's hilarious how these selfish high school characters morph into the political stereotypes we all know by now, and somehow Mr. M the idealistic (or naive?) teacher somehow pays for it all in the end. As far as a satire goes, this is a prime example. Anyone looking to learn about politicians need not go further than a high school full of people filled with ambition but no goals. When I first read this book I was Mr. M full of

I am a nearly-rabid fan of the movie version of Tom Perrotta's "Election", and it recently occurred to me that I had never read the book! Even though I'm also a big fan of Tom Perrotta's other books! Good Lord, what was I thinking? To Amazon, stat!I'm almost certainly predisposed to give this book 5 stars given my intense love for the film, so take me with a grain of salt. But this nifty little story, with its staccato jumps from character to character as the voice of narration, as well as

Excellent portrayal of high school from an adult and young adult perspective. Loved the movie, but enjoyed the book more because I got to know everyone better, especially Tracy Flick. She was great in the film, but much deeper and more sympathetic in the novel. I'm very impressed with Perrotta's writing.

I saw and loved the movie years ago (and multiple times) and when I picked up the book (it was around the house...) at first I thought, "Wow, this is basically just the screenplay." However! There are some differences and although I do enjoy the movie, I found that the character development was better in this - you definitely like Tracy more (and Paul...and Tammy...) I don't think you understand Mr. M. as well, oddly enough, even though he's the main character. But I enjoyed it...

I really admire Perottas ability to write so unpretentiously about such big ideas. His characters describe their beliefs about the world as they reflect on the things that happen to them, but they never reduce to simply mouth pieces for Perottas own views. Its refreshing in a book that is so bound in ethics and morality. The story is also fantastic. I found myself tearing through the book in under a day. Highly recommend to anyone who has read Perotta before, or anyone who enjoys the high school

A pitiful and unhinged man does everything in his power to make sure that a female candidate loses an election. Why does that sound so familiar?Tom Perrotta's Election is one of those stories that has done far better as a film than it has as a novel. The film has become one of those 90s classics which has managed to seep into popular culture whilst the character of Tracy Flick has very much become a cultural icon, joining the ranks of Cher Horowitz and Nancy Downs. Tracy Flick is the name on