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Books by Tom Perrotta mentioned on podcasts
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Election
Election by Tom Perrotta is a sharp satirical novel about high school politics, ambition, and corruption, which gained widespread acclaim through its Oscar-nominated film adaptation starring Reese Witherspoon.
Discussed“Cuz I frequently returned to it and I watched it again after I read the novel.”
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Tracy Flick Can't Win
Tracy Flick Can't Win by Tom Perrotta is a satirical novel that catches up with the famously ambitious protagonist of Election as she navigates the complexities of middle age and professional stagnation.
Discussed“and they did a sequel to it called Tracy flick can't win Tom Pera wrote a second book like years and years later and they're doing it Alexander p is supposed to do it they're getting the script together”
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Ghost Town
Ghost Town by Tom Perrotta is a contemporary novel exploring memory and the passage of time through the perspective of an author looking back at his youth.
Recommended“Ghost Town is the name of his latest novel and this is about a New Jersey writer who is remembering, you know, 50 years ago when he was 13 years old.”
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Mrs. Fletcher
Discussed“the tomara novel Mrs Fletcher was a really fantastic example of a a heroine who's you know middle age does not stop her from being the real youning center of a lot of excitement”
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