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Tracy Flick Can't Win

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I never read Election but I've watched the movie like a million times and I'm obviously obsessed!

I couldn't wait to dive back in and see what Tracy Flick has been up to!

While not totally believable or memorable - this was still entertaining and I loved catching up with Tracy as she sets her sights on the position of school principal.

If you enjoyed the movie/book - this is a good one to add to the list!

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This was a really interesting sequel! I actually never read the first book, but I did watch the movie. I enjoyed this!

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This was such a fun sequel!! I loved Election and was delighted to read Tracy Flick Can't Win. Tom Perrotta is such a great author. Fun, easy to read with great prose, while also discussing big issues.

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Not a standout Perrotta title, but fine for Tracy Flick completists. We pick up with Tracy much after her high school graduation. In fact, she is now the vice principal at a high school in New Jersey and has just learned that the principal is retiring. Here's her chance to ascend to the leadership role she deserves. It's a funny and satirical look at some of our current societal challenges. A quick read.

I received an ARC of this book from the publisher via Net Galley.

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Hilarious! I didn’t even read the first one yet and I loved this book. Can definitely be read as a stand alone.

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Even though it's the second in the series, it can be read as a stand alone. I didn't read Election, or see the movie, and enjoyed this very much. Nice to see a character in fiction have a real human life. Not all of us can win everything and things still turn out ok.

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Tom Perrotta is a national treasure!

I could not put this book down. Amazing plot lines, intriguing twists and fascinating characters drove the action forward. Absolutely loved this title.

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Thanks to @netgalley and @scribnerbooks for my gifted copy of Tracy Flick Can’t Win, by Tom Perrotta (and fun goodies!) This book is out now, and is such a fantastic read, and can be read as a standalone even though it follows Perrotta’s book called Election.

I thought this was a great, easy to read book (until the last 50 pages, then it got intense). There are alot of emotions that the characters work through in this book, ranging from hope to despair and everything in between. Tracy is such a well-written, dynamic character as well.

I’m so excited to see this book done as a movie (apparently, starring Reese Witherspoon). It should translate so well to the big screen.

Please DM me for any trigger and content warnings!

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My thanks to Scribner, the author and NetGalley for allowing me to read an advance copy of Tracy Flick Can't Win.

There are few authors who could revisit a beloved character without it being gimmicky, but Tom Perrotta did it here. As always, he's empathetic, pointed, observant and humane.

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I am generally a fan of Perrotta’s books, particularly Election. This book held my attention, which is something for an audio book. It did seem inessential and might have been another story that Perrotta grafted Tracy Flick onto. It makes sense from a marketing perspective, but I didn’t think it added much to Election.

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While I am a huge Tom Perrotta fan, I somehow have never read Election. Still, this book holds up as a stand-alone as we follow Tracy Flick in her quest to become principal. Jam=packed with hilarity, this book certainly stands up to Perrotta's unique writing style. The chapters are quick and told from the point of view of multiple characters, which really keeps the plot moving nicely.

I received this book free from NetGalley in exchange for my honest and unbiased opinion.

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Confession: I did not read Perrotta's Election. But I will now.
Nonetheless, I could still follow this title and found it charming! I think the different points of view told added to the story and enhanced the "Tracy Flick story."

Naturally, fans of 'Election' will be drawn to this title, but I see this garnering new reader to Election and the Tracy Flick world!

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This followup to Election finds Tracy back in her home town and assistant principal at her old high school. When the principal announces his retirement and a board member decides to create a "hall of fame" things get tense at school and home. Secrets, lies, misadventures, and disappoints abound.

I loved this book. As a former high school teacher, I recognized so many of the characters, but the secrets, emotions, machinations are universal. The tension builds until the night of the HOF induction when everything gets crazy!! The book is filled with humor and pathos, just like real life.

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Thank you, NetGalley, for an e-ARC of Tracy Flick Can't Win by Tom Perotta.
This book is fast-paced and engaging. Written from different points-of-view, this book gives insight into many characters. I have not read Perotta's book, Election, which introduces Tracy Flick, but I was able to follow along and didn't feel like I was in the dark. I do plan to read Election now that I've become a fan of Tom Perotta.

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I read Election first to prep for this book. I had seen the movie years ago. This book was fairly interesting and a quick read. Some parts dragged on a little. ARC provided by NetGalley in exchange for a fair review.

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Such a refreshing re-visit to one of our favorite late-90s over-achievers. Readers don't NEED to read or watch the original, but that context helped with the backstory.

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Oh Tracy, I've always wondered what happened to you. What a great book to let us see what became of Tracy Flick. Excellent job! I loved it!

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Thank you to netgalley for providing an e-galley for review. Tracy Flick is back in Tracy Flick Can't Win. This is another dark installment in Tracy's life. She is grown up, but it is not all that she had planned for. This makes her extremely relatable. Her major dreams and ambitions had to be reimagined with the curveballs that life threw at her. Then there's the high school hall of fame, and the same old people looking for the same old glory, or do they?

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I love that Tom Perotta has a such a distinct voice & you always know a book is his. The book was entertaining, but doesn’t stand out. The fact that I don’t really have anything to say about it probably says more than anything else.

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Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for this ARC digital copy. I was not compensated for this review and all opinions are my own.

I truly enjoyed reading this for the first 98% of the book. I found it quite interesting to know that the characters were tied together somehow and to discover the backstories that connected them.

Unfortunately, the ending was so poorly done that I won’t be recommending this book. The resolution didn’t actually resolve much. The ending felt more like packaging up some loose ends and leaving others’ actions completely out of character.

2.5 stars rounded up to 3 out of respect for the author.

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