Election

by Alexander Payne (Screenplay), Jim Taylor (Screenplay), Tom Perrotta

Publish on demand photoreproduction of "Third draft, July 22, 1997" of the screenplay. Based on the novel by Tom Perrotta.

121 pages, Unknown Binding

First published January 1, 1999

Reviews

[Tom Walsh · Rating 4 out of 5]

Well written and performed Light Reading.

I enjoy Perrotta’s writing and this is the kind of First Person novel he’s best at. It captures the dynamics of Suburban High School life that many of us might be able to identify with. There is some Social Commentary but the book’s real strength is in the well-drawn creation of the characters: Students, Teachers, Administrators and the dramatic trials and tribulations of Teenage and Middle-Age Suburban American Life. All played out in the “Life & Death” struggles of a Student Body Presidential Election.

This isn’t War and Peace, but it’s a pleasant read made even better by a good cast humanizing the Characters. Four Stars. ****

[Steven · Rating 2 out of 5]

Surprisingly funny teen school election story.