Title: A Real Letdown
Product review: I'd read Perrotta's "Bad Haircut" and though I haven't gotten around to reading the book, I found the movie version of "Election" to be witty satire. So, with all the great reviews this book got, and the hype from the movie surrounding Jackie Earle Haley's Oscar nomination, I was expecting great things. Boy, was I disappointed. It never grabbed my interest, and I eventually found myself anxious to get to the end, hoping he might redeem himself there, but still no. I couldn't get myself to like or care about any of the characters, and the story lines were blandy predictable and not at all compelling. In the first chapter, Mary Ann seemed like she might provide an interesting story line, at least from a saticical point of view, but she just disappeared (except for one brief chance encounter, another highly contrived plot element) until the last few pages. Save your time, don't read this.
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