A review by iampotassium
Election by Tom Perrotta

4.0

I'm sensing a theme with Tom Perrotta books. They take place in a "sleepy" town where some mild or epic drama occurred a while ago and discuss the lives of middle-aged adults (AND teenagers in this book) who are bored with their lives but don't know what to do about it. Chaos follows where we explore a range of emotions from all the different characters and then we reach a conclusion where no one is still that happy but at least they've grown up a little along the way.
All that being said, I liked Election. It was a good and fast read. It had some pretty insightful quotes at times and it was written in a refreshing style. I also think that the characters were the best developed in Election than in all the other Perrotta books I've read. However, having just read three Perrotta books in a row, I think I need to take a break for a bit now...