The Reading Challenge Group discussion

A few of us are looking to read The Silver Linings Playbook from 6th December!

Feel free to join, or make comments about what you thought about it if you've already read it!

Please avoid spoilers, (or use the spoiler tag).

I read this one a few years ago. I loved it.

Whoo-hoo! I am starting this tomorrow.

Oh I'm in!!!

I have started the book on my ereader. I kind of want to post where I am and then add spoiler tags but my version does not really have chapter numbers, just names. For example "The Concrete Doughnut" is where I am about to start up again. It is the 6th Chapter but it doesn't say "chapter 6".

How do you think I should mark where I am? I don't think page numbers will really work either since some will have the paperback or hardcover versions.

I'd just say the chapter title, or maybe a percentage?

I'm hopefully going to get started on this tonight!

Holly wrote: "I'd just say the chapter title, or maybe a percentage?

I'm hopefully going to get started on this tonight!"

Thanks Holly; I will do that. It is not a super long book either. Mine is 234 pages.

☕☕☕ Just about to start the chapter "I Fear Him More Than any other Human Being" 15 % done

My thoughts up to this point / what are yours at this point?
(view spoiler)[Wow poor Pat is one messed up dude. And talk about too much working out.

I just found out he was hospitalized for four years. I kind of thought as I was reading that it was indeed a lot longer than he himself believed.

I get the feeling that Danny (his buddy in the hospital) is really a figment of his imagination.

I think he likely did something very horrible to his wife and she may be dead. Why else would his Mom burst into tears? I hope I am wrong but I need to keep reading to find out more. (hide spoiler)]

This book is great and I can't wait to find out more.

☕☕☕ Just about to start the chapter "Sing and spell and Chant" 27%

I am trying to read no less than 35 pages a day. It is a nice light and easy read. The story is interesting yet believable.

Has anyone else managed to get any started?

☕☕☕ Just about to start the chapter "Sister Sailor - Mouth" 41% - those chapter names are funny when you don't know what they are all about yet.

(view spoiler)[Re: That fight that happened at the football game.

Well that was sure not fair that Pat was the one to get chosen by the big doofus fan to get pushed around. He was not even being an ass like the rest of them.

Why do you think Pat ended up in that mess? Was it his size?

I was glad he knocked him flat. It is too bad the kid saw that though. Who wants to see their Dad get punched out?

Good for Pat defending his brother. He should not feel bad at all. (hide spoiler)]

I'm reading this as a reread. The copy I have was actually given to my by my neuropsychiatrist. He's the reason I originally read The Perks of Being A Wallflower back in the early 2000s and dozens of other books over the years.

Oh I want to read The Perks of Being a Wallflower too at some point. I have heard only good things about it.

Perks is such a good book!

About to start this, as a break from essay planning. (Turns out I'm way busier than I expected to be this week)

Will start soon

I am at 57% now.

Why does the last half of a book always feel like it goes faster than the first half?

I read this a couple of years ago, after watching the movie, and I really loved them both, although they are quite different from one another.
You guys enjoy your read!

☕☕☕ Just about to start the chapter My Movie's Montage - 66%

(view spoiler)[Oh, ok. Dancing???? Not at all what I was expecting. But hey, now I have to watch the movie! Any chance that Bradley Cooper may end up in tights means I will watch it. (hide spoiler)]

Done! It was great. I really didn't know much about it before reading it. I look forward to seeing the movie soon.

★★★★ Read Dec 11/'15

I think I will try to watch this movie this weekend.

Marina wrote: "I read this a couple of years ago, after watching the movie, and I really loved them both, although they are quite different from one another.
You guys enjoy your read!"

Marina I did see the movie now too and agree completely. Both were excellent but each had a different feel to it.

Finally finally started this! Just under half way through and its so intriguing!

I definitely want to see how its adapted to film!

I am not sure if anyone else is Canadian and gets CTV but if so I just saw an ad.

On New Year's Eve The Silver Linings Playbook movie is on tv.

I think CTV is only in Canada But I am not really sure.

I have heard a few things that were changed for the movie that really bothered me so I haven't seen the movie. I'm curious to hear everyone's thought on the comparison.

I started this last night. It's not what I expected. I'm having trouble figuring out the main character. I can tell that he suffers with some debilitating personality distress, but I can't figure out what it is. Deep depression stemming from betrayal/breakup? Or a chemical imbalance that precipitated the end of his marriage?

Renee wrote: "I started this last night. It's not what I expected. I'm having trouble figuring out the main character. I can tell that he suffers with some debilitating personality distress, but I can't figure o..."

Post, post, and post here if you like. I like reading comments on books I have recently read.

Thanks. I think I'll take you up on that. :)

- a Solo Buddy read.

I am my own best friend.

Well that is awesome because I know of people who are their own worse enemy.

Finished this today. I'm from the area where this is set which I didn't know going into it. The Philly fans really are as crazy as projected. It was fun to have local street names and restaurants show up in the text. Overall, a decent read.

Glad you found it decent. I think I liked it much more than you did but decent is still often enjoyable.

It is kind of neat to read books from your own area isn't it? The one I read from my area was a bit disturbing. It was a true story about a murder out here. But it was neat to hear of all the local businesses and streets.

That would certainly be creepy. The Philadelphia/South Jersey area gets a fair amount of interest setting-wise. Usually more in and around the cities including Trenton, but sometimes the suburbs as well. And the seashore towns, of course. There's at least two currently popular murder-mystery series set here. By Lisa Scottoline and Janet Evanovich.

Finally, saw the movie of Silver Linings Playbook. They did a great job with it. Both Jennifer Lawrence and Bradley Cooper were terrific.

It was a good movie. I agree.

I have not seen it because of what I heard was different. Maybe I will watch it.