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The Silver Linings Playbook

Matthew Quick

Start date: May 1, 2013

Finish date: May 31, 2013

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Jan 06, 2013 Sera rated it really liked it

Shelves: library, other-fiction

A funny book about a man who has been released from a mental institution and is trying to become a better person so that he can get his wife back.

I thought that overall, the book is a 3 star read, but because Quick nailed it about what's it like to be a diehard Eagles fan and to attend an Eagles home game, I bumped it up to 4 stars. This reason is also why I am now looking forward to seeing the movie, too.

Quick, you get me man!! AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!

E-A-G-L-E-S EAGLES!!

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May 18, 2014 Claire Fun rated it it was amazing

Today was a strange day. I started this book in the afternoon, and stayed up till half eleven to finish it. I sat in the sun to read a book on my kindle for the first time this year - enough sunshine to do it at last thank god - and also, wow, reading a kindle in the sun really IS everything I'd hoped for. I read a friend on Facebook being generally cross about rape jokes and defriending a boy who basically said some women do dress inappropriately, and then discussed my own experiences on her co ...more

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Feb 14, 2014 David Gorgone rated it it was ok

This is one of those books that gets all sorts acclaim and people love. While I didn't hate the book I sure didn't love it either. My first issues were the charactets. I didn't feel anything for them. not love or hate. nothing. I had no vested interest in the outcome in their lives. I had a hard time following their motivations. I didn't believe they would or act the way they did. Even when given disclosure I felt disatisfied. who I did like was cliff therapist. He is an ideal for a therapist I ...more

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Dec 11, 2016 Nadine in NY Jones rated it it was ok

Shelves: lotsa-buzz, fiction, audio

2 stars. But it's a "strong" 2 stars, because although I didn't think this was all that great, I did find it reasonably entertaining.

I went into this cold, which is unusual for me, but not unheard of. All I knew was that it involved mental illness (thus fulfilling a reading challenge category), and it had been made into a movie with Bradley Cooper (because I could see Bradley Cooper's face staring at me from the thumbnail for the digital audiobook I downloaded). I would have enjoyed this audiobo ...more

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Feb 18, 2013 Sarah rated it really liked it

Shelves: recommend-to-friends, page-to-screen

When I first started this, I thought Pat's voice reminded me a lot of Charlie in The Perks of Being a Wallflower, which I didn't really like much. But the more I read on, the more I liked Pat. I found him charming and dear. I adored the ending, which bumped the book from three to four stars. I think I like this book even better now that I've seen how they bastardized it for the movie. Bradley Cooper did a great job, and I love me some Jennifer Lawrence, but I did not like the changes to the stor ...more

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