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Forgive Me, Leonard Peacock

Matthew Quick

Start date: September 1, 2013

Finish date: September 30, 2013

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Oct 17, 2013 Kristy rated it it was ok

Shelves: young-adult

I didn't enjoy this book at all. The character was like Holden Caulfield minus a heart and soul. I can't decide if that's indicative of the kind of world we live in now (which depresses the hell out of me) or if it's just a poorly written, short sighted book. Leonard Peacock is despondent and and the victim of a neglectful family -- I get it. But his comments about shooting people in the head and his complaints about how stupid everyone is just made me feel bad and angry and very much turned off ...more

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Nov 26, 2013 Mary rated it it was ok

Written with long footnotes and alternating present day and dystopian future chapters, this bleak novel was not a meaningful reading venture for me. Perhaps the author was trying to capture both realistic and dystopian teen readers and is a movie in the works? The book is a mix of characters - a self-centered, nasty, and egotistical suicidal eighteen-year-old birthday boy, a mother so hateful and neglectful (is this really a realistic characterization or is she just a bit too horrible) and a sym ...more

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Feb 05, 2013 Kristy rated it it was amazing

Shelves: 14-and-up

4.5? 4.75?

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Oct 18, 2012 Bethany Miller rated it liked it

Shelves: overdrive-audiobooks-downloadable

It's really hard to give this book a rating. I loved Matthew Quick's Boy21(that book did not get the attention that it deserved in my opinion)and enjoyed Sorta like a Rock Star. I have not read Silver Linings Playbook but loved the movie, so I was very excited to read this book based on nothing except the author's name. In Forgive Me, Leonard Peacock, Quick creates very authentic characters, which is what I love about all of his novels. However, the main character - Leonard - is not an easy char ...more

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Jun 09, 2013 elissa rated it liked it

Shelves: youngadult, mental_illnesses, my_10s_reads, capitol_choices_archives, 2013favorites

I found this very compelling, and it was certainly sad. Maybe 3 1/2 stars. I absolutely loved the letters from the future. Wish I had more to say, as I had lots to say about the other Quick book that I've read. Presently on my 2013favorites shelf, but there's no way it will make it through the year on that particular list. I finished this about 3 mos ago, and the only thing I really remember anymore are the letters from the future (well, the teacher coming to get Leonard under the bridge toward ...more

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Aug 03, 2013 Danielle rated it liked it

Shelves: ya, arc, printz-2014-contender

Nice voice but a bit of an odd read, especially the ending.

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Aug 04, 2013 Liz rated it liked it

Shelves: 3-star, young-adult, contemporary-and-realistic

Given how commonplace shootings have become, Forgive Me, Leonard Peacock is a timely book. Knowing this book was about who had a gun, I expected this to have a lot of graphic violence. Instead, it’s an emotionally gutting story of how a young man tries to connect with others in his life. Although I was absorbed in Leonard’s story as I read it, it didn't stay with me.

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