Vote for Larry

Vote for Larry
Author Janet Tashjian
Country United States
Language English
Genre Comedic, Political, Fictional, Romantic Novel
Publisher Henry Holt and Co.
Publication date
May 1, 2004
Media type Print (Hardback & Paperback)
Pages 240 pp
ISBN 0-8050-7201-2
OCLC 52766070
LC Class PZ7.T211135 Vo 2004
Preceded by The Gospel According to Larry
Followed by Larry and the Meaning of Life

Vote for Larry is a comedic political fictional romantic novel by Janet Tashjian. The book is the sequel to The Gospel According to Larry, and stems around the United States presidential election in 2004.

Premise

Josh Swensen becomes a reluctant celebrity when his anti-commercialist alter ego "Larry" gains teenage followers worldwide. Josh fakes "Larry's" own death and hides in Boulder, Colorado under the alias of Mark. When his past catches up with him, he must once again face the public as "Larry". He has difficulty maintaining his austerity, problems with his girlfriend and ex-girlfriend, a threat from his nemesis betagold, self-identity problems and the rather unusual problem of running for U.S. President. Among other problems is the problem of almost being killed by an opponent in the candidacy for president. In this book, the fictional Congress passes a constitutional amendment to lower the presidential age requirement to 18.

Characters

Point of view/style

The novel is written in the first person with the perspective coming from the main character, Josh Swensen. With the main character being 18 at the end of the narrative, the style comes off as plain, direct, and using language familiar to younger adults.

Setting

The story initially takes place in Colorado, but then the narrative develops into a nationwide setting. The time period in the novel begins in mid to late 2003 and ends sometime after Election Day in 2004. The time period of the novel attempts to match the process of a presidential election by following the primary schedule, the convention schedule, and other key campaign events such as fund raising and debating.

Themes

Quirks

In both The Gospel According to Larry and Vote for Larry, there are extensive footnotes that contain many of the jokes.

Various events

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