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I am so far behind! Had a wonderful girls‘ trip to Nashville with my college bestie. She was in town for work and invited me to join for a couple of days.

I picked this up as an audible daily deal and enjoyed my reread. It‘s a fave movie adaption too. Santino Fontana is a great Mr. M! Classic Perrotta where things go haywire when a teacher interferes with a high school president election.

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I feel like I‘ve been neglecting Litsy lately:/ Just been mood reading and taking my time with reads. Currently reading Election and enjoying it so far
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I might need a break from satire. Read my full review here: https://debbybrauer.org/#election

Waiting for my library hold for the sequel comes through.

Yay!!! I finished by #BookSpin book for August!!! I actually think the movie was better than the book.

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Everyone in this story is trying to “extinguish the spark of unhappiness.” A teacher meddles in the student body election and, big shocker, shit hits the fan. In a story of unlikable characters, the only true respite is Paul. Tracy has moments, too, I suppose. Excellent dark humor satirizing governmental politics, high school drama, and the mundanity of midlife. A fun #bookclub pick! Starting the much-anticipated sequel soon.

Finally found some time for my favorite summer reading spot! ☀️ It‘s 100°F here today, so I had to take a couple of dips with my boys. Election ? is my pick for #bookclub and I‘m loving it so far.

Tom Perrotta read and spoke at our local bookstore last night. I‘ve read almost all of his works except Election. It‘s quite different from the movie. Reading it now in preparation for Tracy Flick Can‘t Win. Can‘t wait!

I had seen the movie ages ago, but never read the book, which is good but not great. It is darker than I remember the movie being, but then that‘s Perrotta. And yes, I am indeed on the page you see. I thought this appropriate, since I graduated from high school the same year as Tracy Flick and company, 1993.

No matter your political affiliation, I‘m sure you‘d agree that waiting for the results is stressful!😫I‘m just going to cheer myself by gazing at this photo of my granddaughter 👶🏼 💕

As the world holds its collective breath to see the outcome of our election in America....Barnes & Noble is making a seriously SOLID point! 🤪🤣😂 #booknerdhumor #butseriously #whereisthenextbook? #vote2020

Anyone else?

Tracy Flick is a smart and ambitious student running for high school president. Mr. M is the well liked social studies teacher who wants to take her down a peg. Smart but naive jock Paul is Mr. M‘s choice, but neither of them are prepared for Paul‘s little sister Tammy to throw her hat in the ring. Men making poor choices + young women with goals they‘re willing to fight for = fun. https://cannonballread.com/2020/09/election-elcicco/

1. I rarely watch the movie/TV show, so yes!
2. Tagged! I actually watched and loved the movie first and read the book years later and loved it, too.
3. I don‘t keep up with that so 🤷🏻‍♀️. I was excited about BSC and Normal People, but never watched them. 😂

#sundayfunday a day late @ozma.of.oz

A quick, dark, and funny read.

I love Tom Perrotta's style generally but this one felt a little lackluster. Quick and entertaining enough, but I have no clue how anyone read it and thought "hey, let's buy the movie rights!". Speaking of, I've never seen the movie adaptation but pictured Reese Witherspoon in my head nonetheless ??‍?

Book: Election by Tom Perrotta
Movie: Ferris Bueller‘s Day Off
Song: Hot for Teacher

#manicmonday @JoScho

We‘ve had a crazy week here. Whiskers has a bad cold, my grandma turned 90, and today we‘re having a really important election. Whatever happens, I know we‘ll be okay, but I‘ve been stressing a lot about it. I‘m going to go volunteer at the library after I vote, and keep my fingers and toes crossed.

Didn‘t have stickers but here‘s my selfie in the voting booth. ✅

If you are in the United States, and you haven‘t already, please make a plan to vote on (or before) Tuesday! And talk someone else into it, too. I‘m not going to ask you to vote a certain way, or my way. I‘m just asking that you do it. Take the time - people give up their lives so you can.
#Vote 🇺🇸

Another day, anther Perrotta novel, another cast of humorously flawed characters making terrible decisions. Tracy Flick's affair with one of her teachers leads to the termination of his career and marriage. Then she goes on to run for class president and "Mr. M" can't just sit by and watch... leading to disasterous results.
#whenIkissedtheteacher
#ABBAinAugust

Watching one of my favorite book-to-movie adaptations before bed!

Two of my recent #bookoutlet purchases that have been made into #films that I have yet to see. Looking forward to reading Election after a very positive recommendation from @Reviewsbylola 😄
#nuyear

I wanted to give a close up of the books @ValerieAndBooks chose for #halloweengoespostal because you couldn't see them in my other photo. I am so excited for all these choices. Seeing what people pick for me is my favorite part. I am most excited for Hands of My Father, I hadn't heard of it before and it sounds amazing. And I loved hearing Valerie's reasons for sending it to me! ❤️❤️📚📚

I was having a hard time getting started on something new after my last read, so I picked this up for something quick and easy. I love the movie...but as always, I wish I'd read the book first. Tracy Flick will never NOT be a young Reese Witherspoon to me! I didn't find the book to be as funny as the movie, but it was still a pleasant read. It's really an original plot for a novel...

Flaming margarita + chips and salsa + my book = ❤

Great to see all the new faces in the litsiverse #welcomelitten #1 I'm in Dublin, Ireland 🇮🇪 #2 probably the only ever useful Facebook ad (bookriot) #3 Election by Tom Perotta - a great book & a great film #4 no, but I'm worried this is going to start a whole new #blameitonlitsy trend 🐢

4.5⭐️ I haven't been on Litsy today because I've been deep cleaning my house so I can party next weekend. 🎉🎉
BUT I did take a couple of breaks to finish this fun book. If you enjoyed the 1999 movie with Reese Witherspoon, the book at the movie are pretty similar except for the ending. (I won't spoil it!) It is such a fun, well written palate cleanser. I love Perrotta's books, and this is no exception! 👇🏻

Okay y'all, I'm kind of sick of my two slow burns - Since We Fell and Universal Harvester. I don't want to spend my Saturday night in a slog through. So I'm going to try to read this fun book all in one sitting tonight. Wish me luck! 🤞🏻

My haul from the Book Outlet sale🎉🎉📚 but fear not, I have another shipment coming tomorrow from after the sale! 🤦🏻‍♀️

The 5 that are turned around are for my #summersantagoespostal, but Election, The Hopefuls, and How I Became a North Korean are all mine!!

Election is one of my favorite 90s movies, so I'm curious to see how the book stacks up!

My nerves are shot, you guys. For the first time in a really long time, I'm too upset to read.

I saw this quote in the Pantsuit Nation Facebook group today. It is the only thing that has given me hope on this dark day. Today we mourn. Tomorrow we act. I'm ready to stand alongside everyone who Trump and his people seek to bury. Let's grow stronger than ever. I love you guys.

🙈🙉🙊🇺🇸 #election2016

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Watching the Presidential election. It is so nerve wracking and so close! 😬

American Litsy pals - I have guest bedrooms up here 🇨🇦 if you need! This is sooooo stressful to watch from this distance. I can't imagine how you folks feel! Sending 💓💓

I voted on Friday (thanks early voting in MA!) and now I'm sitting here glued to CNN (confession: I have a huge crush on Jake Tapper) medicating myself with chocolate and hoping America votes for intelligence and human decency today. I will always feel the Bern, but now #imwithher and have no shame or reservations about it 🙎🏼

And done.

#LitTweetTuesday In honor of #election2016🇺🇸 I suggest Election by Tom Perrotta. I saw the movie first and loved it, but the book turned out to be even better (as is usually the case). The character of #TracyFlick was so much more sympathetic which made her even more enjoyable #bookstagram #booklife #youarewhatyouread

Election day- time to vote. Here's a friendly non-political reminder: we vote with our dollars when we buy from indie bookstores and support diverse authors!

I love The Guardian. 😂🍻🍷🍸

It's almost over, y'all!!!

When you're just ready for Election Day to be over but you're worried AF about the results and their impact on the literal state of the world. #BooksCantEvenAssuageThisAnxiety

For those of you who could use a laugh after the debate. A Dutch parody has appeared of Trump and Clinton singing Time of my Life. Check it out on YouTube. It gave me a good laugh.

If I vote early will this election be over?

I want to be Friends with all of them.

#augustphotochallenge
#politicalbooks
@TheSpinecrackersBookClub

all movie tie-ins! Tom Perrotta is one of my favorite authors and I think Election is his best (or maybe Wishbones or maybe Little Children-there's a reason so many of his books have been made into movies :) his Tracy Flick is an icon. Towelhead is an amazing novel about an Arab teenager forced to survive in Texas :) it goes to very dark places but is funny and poignant.