Play Book Tag discussion

The Silver Linings Playbook – Matthew Quick
Digital audiobook narrated by Ray Porter.
4****

Pat Peoples is at home again, living with his parents, after spending an indeterminate amount of time “in the bad place” – a mental hospital. He knows that if he can just improve himself a bit, his wife Nikki will come back to him. Problem is, no one will talk about Nikki or tell him the truth. His old friends have wives and children that he doesn’t remember. The Philadelphia Eagles keep losing. His father barely speaks to him. And now he’s got a girl, Tiffany, who is following him around. At least his therapist is an Eagles fan…

What a delightfully quirky and touching story. I never saw the movie, but knew it was very popular. I put the book on my tbr knowing basically nothing about it and was pleasantly surprised by how much I liked it.

Pat is a wonderful character and narrator. His constant repetition of his mantra, his reminders to himself that he is trying “to be kind, not right” and his unfailing belief that he will be able to succeed just endear him to me. Tiffany is so confused and hurt and hopeful, that she, too, just pulls me in. I loved Pat’s mother and his therapist (and fellow Eagles’ fan) as well. The only character I could never quite figure out – and could have done without – was Pat’s father. But that’s a small quibble, really.

Ray Porter does a marvelous job of performing the audio book. He really brought these characters to life for me.


LINK to my review

It sounds interesting.

Great review! This is one of my all time favorite books.......it is SO MUCH better than the movie! I lived down the street from the Westmont Diner and would run in the park in Collingswood. Pat is one of my fave characters ever.

Never saw movie. adding to tbr.

I really recommend the audio .... the E-A-G-L-E-S ... EAGLES! chants alone are worth listening to!

Book Concierge wrote: "I really recommend the audio .... the E-A-G-L-E-S ... EAGLES! chants alone are worth listening to!"

Thanks for the idea! I'll bet the audio is great and I do listen to many audio books as I drive from NJ to VA to visit the grandkids!