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Monday, November 24, 2014
Title: The Silver Linings Playbook
Author: Matthew Quick
Series: No. It's a standalone.
Format: Movie Tie-in edition Trade Paperback.
Page
Count: 289 Pages
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Age
Range: 17+
Genre: Fiction, Contemporary, Romance, Mental Health, Mental Illness
Description
on Goodreads:
An enchanting first novel about love, madness, and Kenny G.
The Silver Linings Playbook is the riotous and poignant story of how one man regains his memory and comes to terms with the magnitude of his wife’s betrayal.
During the years he spends in a neural health facility, Pat Peoples formulates a theory about silver linings: he believes his life is a movie produced by God, his mission is to become physically fit and emotionally supportive, and his happy ending will be the return of his estranged wife, Nikki. When Pat goes to live with his parents, everything seems changed: no one will talk to him about Nikki; his old friends are saddled with families; the Philadelphia Eagles keep losing, making his father moody; and his new therapist seems to be recommending adultery as a form of therapy.
When Pat meets the tragically widowed and clinically depressed Tiffany, she offers to act as a liaison between him and his wife, if only he will give up watching football, agree to perform in this year’s Dance Away Depression competition, and promise not to tell anyone about their “contract.” All the while, Pat keeps searching for his silver lining.
In this brilliantly written debut novel, Matthew Quick takes us inside Pat’s mind, deftly showing us the world from his distorted yet endearing perspective. The result is a touching and funny story that helps us look at both depression and love in a wonderfully refreshing way.
The Silver Linings Playbook is the riotous and poignant story of how one man regains his memory and comes to terms with the magnitude of his wife’s betrayal.
During the years he spends in a neural health facility, Pat Peoples formulates a theory about silver linings: he believes his life is a movie produced by God, his mission is to become physically fit and emotionally supportive, and his happy ending will be the return of his estranged wife, Nikki. When Pat goes to live with his parents, everything seems changed: no one will talk to him about Nikki; his old friends are saddled with families; the Philadelphia Eagles keep losing, making his father moody; and his new therapist seems to be recommending adultery as a form of therapy.
When Pat meets the tragically widowed and clinically depressed Tiffany, she offers to act as a liaison between him and his wife, if only he will give up watching football, agree to perform in this year’s Dance Away Depression competition, and promise not to tell anyone about their “contract.” All the while, Pat keeps searching for his silver lining.
In this brilliantly written debut novel, Matthew Quick takes us inside Pat’s mind, deftly showing us the world from his distorted yet endearing perspective. The result is a touching and funny story that helps us look at both depression and love in a wonderfully refreshing way.
Review:
I walked into this book with no idea what it was about aside from mental health. I did not know what kind of treat I was in for. This book is a tour de force of a novel. This will be a book I re-read for years to come. I cannot say much without giving a lot a way, but Pat Peoples is a truly complex character.
Sent to a mental health center in Baltimore, Maryland (Yay Baltimore!) to heal after a his wifes infidelity for a few years, we see Pat slowly coming back to what was his life. We follow his trials and tribulations, his interactions with friends old and new, and trying to find his silver lining.
We also follow Tiffany Maxwell, another person coping with coming back to her old life and dealing with major depression and the loss of her husband. We watch these two help each other and start to heal and accept their losses and new found strength in themselves and each other.
This book is an amazing look into the minds of people with mental health issues. I believe this book really could help people understand better what it is like to deal with the pain, confusion and struggle of mental illness. How you can appear to be happy, but be crying or angry on the inside. This will definitely be a book I recommend for years to come.
My
Rating: 5/5
Would
I/Who would I recommend it (too): Anyone who is interested in love, new love, learning about mental health, strong protagonists and the strength to better yourself against the odds.
Goodreads
Link:
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13539044-the-silver-linings-playbook
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1 comments:
I SO want to read this!!
Then I can watch the movie ='D
Happy reading!
Katie @ Kitkatscanread xx
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