My Goodreads group challenged us to read The Silver Linings Playbook by Matthew Quick in March so I decided to see what all the fuss was about. I actually really enjoyed this book for several reasons:
- It was about a guy who is always looking for the silver lining. Always looking for something positive in every situation. Definitely a guy that I'd like.
- It has a lot of football talk in it. I love football and am one of the few girls that I know that knows more about the local team than 90% of the guys I talk to. I really enjoy watching it and reading up on my favorite players. I'm constantly psyched for the start of every season and always think that this could be the year. So I totally loved that part of the book and understood how their family were only able to gel around that one thing in their lives.
- It has a lot of physical fitness, exercising, running, dancing, etc. in the book. I love all of those things. I've never worn a sweat suit to bed, and am never going to, but I love the big part that physical activity played in the book.
- It was a quick read that kept me interested.
- I was rooting for the main character. This was most of the reason that I was glued to the book. I just had to see if Pat would get his silver lining. I wanted to see if things would turn out well for him in the end, and I really, really wanted them to.
There is a lot of strong language in the book that I didn't really appreciate reading, but the strong language plays true to the psychiatry of Tiffany's character. It would have been artificial to leave it out.
Overall it was a fun read. It lets you delve into the mind of a simplistic guy that's just trying to get things right even though things keep getting screwed up. It made me think about my own life and caused me to look for more silver linings. And I always love a book that inspires me to improve.
