false 2889093 4 <div><div>An enchanting first novel about love, madness, and Kenny G. <br><br><i>The Silver Linings Playbook </i>is the riotous and poignant story of how one man regains his memory and comes to terms with the magnitude of his wife&#8217;s betrayal.<br><br>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. <br><br>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&#8217;s Dance Away Depression competition, and promise not to tell anyone about their &#8220;contract.&#8221; All the while, Pat keeps searching for his silver lining. <br><br>In this brilliantly written debut novel, Matthew Quick takes us inside Pat&#8217;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. </div></div> 2915346 2 9 2008 The Silver Linings Playbook: A Novel total:172|5:40|4:81|3:39|2:9|1:3| 172 662 385 81 4 3 false false Mon Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sat Sep 20 14:09:26 -0700 2008 Tue Sep 23 07:14:14 -0700 2008 The Silver Linings Playbook tells the story of narrator Pat Peoples's return to real life after four years in a "neural health facility." Pat is determined to win back his wife, Nikki, after their "apart time," which Pat, with somewhat pitiable naivete, takes to b...more...]]> 5 1 false false Wed Sep 10 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Jun 30 14:15:45 -0700 2008 Wed Sep 10 05:35:33 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 2 false false Mon Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu Sep 11 04:42:15 -0700 2008 Thu Sep 11 04:51:38 -0700 2008
I liked this book, it was nice to hear the corners of the place where you grew up fully described and loved - this is as much an homage to South Jersey as it is to a person's mind and spirit. And even though I'm not an ...more...]]> 5 1 false false Tue Feb 17 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Wed Feb 18 05:25:26 -0800 2009 Wed Feb 18 08:57:25 -0800 2009
Pat Peoples is released from a neural heath facility and can't figure out how long he's been there or even why he was there. He has a purpose- to get ba...more...]]> 4 1 false false Mon Sep 15 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Fri Aug 22 10:51:58 -0700 2008 Mon Sep 22 07:33:39 -0700 2008 Jodi Picoult or Wally Lamb... Like Garth Stein in The Art of Racing in the Rain, Quick isn't afraid to pu...more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Jul 28 09:09:17 -0700 2009 Tue Jul 28 09:44:18 -0700 2009 neural health facility, not a mental health facility.

I liked this book for several reasons. I really cared about the characters, especially Pat--I liked seeing the world through his eyes. There is a simpleness about him, y...more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Jan 31 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Mon Jan 19 04:57:05 -0800 2009 Wed Feb 04 16:54:30 -0800 2009 more...]]> 2 1 false false Wed Dec 03 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sun Nov 16 16:02:25 -0800 2008 Thu Dec 04 06:45:43 -0800 2008 more...]]> 3 1 false false Sun Jan 04 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue Jan 06 07:39:01 -0800 2009 Tue Jan 06 07:44:17 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 1 false false Mon Jul 06 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 22 05:49:15 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 08 14:36:47 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Apr 25 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed May 06 19:50:27 -0700 2009 Wed May 06 20:03:58 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Fri May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Apr 12 17:10:51 -0700 2009 Sat Jul 04 05:19:09 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Nov 10 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Mon Nov 03 19:13:00 -0800 2008 Tue Nov 11 11:39:35 -0800 2008 1 Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close, namely because I love the latter so much that any book that followed it would inevitably fall short. I think I could have a...more...]]> 5 0 false false Fri Oct 31 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sat Nov 01 02:55:59 -0700 2008 Sat Nov 01 05:33:46 -0700 2008 1 more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Sep 08 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Fri Sep 12 11:24:06 -0700 2008 Fri Sep 12 11:36:41 -0700 2008 1
Meanwhile, the story is set against the Philadelphia Eagles 2006 season (the season appeared over when quarterback Donovan McNabb was injured, but backup QB Jeff Garcia...more...]]> 5 0 false false Mon Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Aug 04 20:35:36 -0700 2009 Tue Aug 04 20:35:36 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Jul 18 13:04:09 -0700 2009 Sat Jul 18 13:04:09 -0700 2009
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