Publish Date |
June 07, 2022 |
Category |
Fiction / Literary Fiction / Family Life |
Price |
$32.99 |
ISBN: 9781501144066
Format: Hardback
Pages: 272
Publisher: Scribner
Published: June 07, 2022
“Engrossing and mordantly funny."—People
"Even more piercing than its predecessor... With a lyric, polyphonic intensity, [Perrotta] poses a question to the class: What have we learned?”—The New York Times
"The verdict is in on Tracy Flick: we did her wrong."—The New Yorker
"Cleverly designed.... Perrotta has reclaimed the name Tracy Flick from the bucket of misogynist punchlines.”—Washington Post
"Perrotta catches up with Tracy as an adult, rescuing her from the fate of being used as an easy symbol of, well, anything. She’s much too complex for that."—Time
"Brilliant, biting satire... so lean and taut it almost reads like a screenplay."—Minneapolis Star Tribune
"[Tracy Flick is] a richly rounded character enduring a quintessential modern American struggle.”—Boston Globe
“Told with Perrotta’s piercing wit, wisdom, and exquisite insight into human folly, Tracy’s second act delivers acerbic insight about frustrated ambition.”—Esquire
"If you ever wondered what became of overachiever Tracy Flick... now you can find out in Tracy Flick Can’t Win."—Elle
"Perrotta [is] a specialist in suburban malaise.”—Slate
"Perrotta brings his trademark dark humor and insights into suburbia to the story, along with some sweet observations about friendship."—Real Simple
"Perrotta has what it takes to revisit the past without being predictable.”—The Atlantic
“Short chapters from many perspectives [will] keep readers alternately laughing and gasping.”—Los Angeles Times
"Humorous yet humane... prescient, darkly comical.”—San Francisco Chronicle
“Perrotta’s great gift is that he lets his love for his characters, flaws and all, shine through. . . . I was rooting hard for Tracy Flick to, finally, win.” —Seattle Times
"Sharp and perfectly executed…This is the rare sequel that lives up to the original.”—Publishers Weekly, starred review
"Smart, entertaining... The breeziness of the pacing provides tart counterpoint to weightier themes... which Perrotta handles with a deft but determined satiric touch.”—Booklist
“The plot unfolds with the you-are-there feel of a documentary, or mockumentary perhaps ... Nobody told this master of dark comedy there are things you can’t make jokes about. Watch him try.”—Kirkus