🌟 BOOK REVIEW🌟 🌟 💫 Rating: 🌟🌟🌟🌟 Honest confession upfront- I haven’t seen or read Election yet so went in blind about the book or the central character. That would be my suggestion to anyone(a minority surely like me!) because this has all the potential to give you a Big Little Lies vibe albeit in a small town environment. So we are introduced to this small town public high school in New Jersey and the events surrounding the principal election and an inaugural hall of fame induction through the view points of 6 protagonists from different walks of life and each with a dark past. We have Tracy Flick, the chief aspirant and front runner for the principal position, a single mother and about to undergo a breakup, obsessed about winning and making a difference. You have an ex- NFL superstar, Vito Falcone, an alumni, suffering blackouts and after assaulting his wife, is shown trying to make amends for his past. We have principal Jack Weede, about to enter into a journey across the country with his wife after her miraculous remission. And then we have the Superintendent, the student members of the selection board and family/ former students, each of their stories highlighting the bullying, lies, deceits, racism, manipulation and adultery built into the town, it’s school and it’s people. All this leading to an explosive induction ceremony. Although the themes are dark, the book is entertaining and though the dark humor aspect is a hit and miss on occasion, I was never bored for a moment. The end was a bit of a shocker but possibly the correct ending. The major problem was none of the characters really left a mark- Tracy Flick, though the protagonist, really isn’t there enough to leave a mark. That can be said about a lot of other characters and storylines- all there, all relevant but never fully explored. There’s lots packed in this 260ish page book and credit where it’s due, the author keeps it brisk from the word go. Overall a breezy quick fun read. #bookreview #bookstagram #tomperrotta #tracyflick #tracyflickcantwin #bookrecommendations #darkhumor #womenfiction #adultfiction #literaryfiction #booklife https://www.instagram.com/p/ChV5n64LLm4/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
