Book · 1998 · Fiction
Election
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So for instance when election the movie first came out Tracy was seen as a villain it was very interesting for me.
Why people recommend it
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. Matt Rogers mentioned on Las Culturistas that he frequently returned to the story and read the novel after watching the film, later discussing Perrotta's sequel, Tracy Flick Can't Win, and its planned screen adaptation. Tom Perrotta himself discussed the book during an appearance on The Book Review, explaining the original backstory of his main character, how early audiences perceived Tracy as a villain, and how the multi-narrator, polyphonic writing style of Election influenced his later literary projects. Across these podcast appearances, both creators and critics underscored the lasting resonance of Perrotta's satirical world, highlighting how the characters and themes continue to evolve through subsequent literary sequels and ongoing cultural discussions regarding ambition and political behavior in American society.
Every mention
Tom Perrotta so for instance when election the movie first came out Tracy was seen as a villain it was very interesting… 3
“but the the other big change I think and this this is where the book actually begins is that people who have read election will know that Tracy had a sexual relationship with a high school teacher and in the book election and movie election she doesn't seem to have a lot of regrets”
“so for instance when election the movie first came out Tracy was seen as a villain it was very interesting for me”
“I was writing this book about veto and I kept wanting to write it the way that I had written a ction in these chapters with multiple narrators kind of oral history style you know as you say a polyphonic book where all these voices are chiming in to tell a story”
Matt Rogers Cuz I frequently returned to it and I watched it again after I read the novel. 2
“Cuz I frequently returned to it and I watched it again after I read the novel.”
“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”
Other mentions (2: passing, ad reads, own books)
“I have a book by Tom Perrotta who I feel is someone whose books are pretty beloved. He is the guy behind Election, Little Children, The Leftovers.”
“he's the author of many acclaimed novels including children which he adapted into an Oscar nominated screenplay the leftovers which later became a series for HBO and election which was turned into a movie starring a very memorable Reese Witherspoon as its lead character”