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The Silver Linings Playbook
June 2021: Beach Reads
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The Silver Linings Playbook by Matthew Quick - 3 stars
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I'm reading this this month, too! I had it on my list for Amy's continued Trim the TBR, and it's this month's pick!
LibraryCin wrote: "I'm reading this this month, too! I had it on my list for Amy's continued Trim the TBR, and it's this month's pick!"Oh, cool! I will be interested to see what you think of it.
Found this one on the list of Beach Reads:
Pat Peoples has recently been released from a mental institution and is living with his parents. His friends set him up with Tiffany, a woman dealing with mental issues of her own. The plot follows Pat’s efforts to get back together with Nikki, his former love. He expects a happy ending and is doing everything he can to ensure it. In the meantime, Pat and Tiffany form a platonic friendship, he attends therapy sessions, and interacts with fellow Philadelphia Eagles fans.
This is a drama interspersed with comedic moments. The momentum is maintained by dropping hints for the reader to follow in figuring out what happened to cause Pat to lose his memory of events that occurred just before he was admitted to the mental facility. I have to admit I found it engrossing, but the Eagles business gets old after a while. I felt it an odd mixture of serious topics, off-the-wall incidents, and comedy that I did not find particularly funny.
I listened to the audio book, read by Ray Porter. The audio is outstanding. Porter articulates clearly and reads with enthusiasm. The voices of the characters are particularly well done, and it is easy to distinguish among them. It feels like the main character is talking directly to the reader.