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The Silver Linings Playbook: A Novel

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Why did NPR's popular librarian Nancy Pearl pick The Silver Linings Playbook as one of summer's best reads for 2009?
"Aawww shucks!" Pearl said. "I know that's hardly a usual way to begin a book review, but it was my immediate response to finishing Matthew Quick's heartwarming, humorous and soul-satisfying first novel . . . This book makes me smile."
Meet Pat Peoples. Pat has a theory: his life is a movie produced by God. And his God-given mission is to become physically fit and emotionally literate, whereupon God will ensure him a happy ending―the return of his estranged wife, Nikki. (It might not come as a surprise to learn that Pat has spent several years in a mental health facility.)
The problem is, Pat's now home, and everything feels off. No one will talk to him about Nikki; his beloved Philadelphia Eagles keep losing; he's being pursued by the deeply odd Tiffany; his new therapist seems to recommend adultery as a form of therapy. Plus, he's being haunted by Kenny G!
As the award-winning novelist Justin Cronin put it: "Tender, soulful, hilarious, and true, The Silver Linings Playbook is a wonderful debut."

Editions (3)

ISBN9780374532284
PublisherSarah Crichton Books
Publication Date12/31/10
Pages304

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  • carlon
    carlon

    24 Followers

    5.0

    Ich hatte ne richtig richtig gute Zeit.

    Ich hab lange nicht mehr so viel geschmunzelt und zum Teil sogar gelacht bei nem Buch. Der Protagonist ist auf verkorkste Art so so sympathisch und ich mag die Schreibweise super gerne. Dazu kommt, dass ich den Film noch nicht gesehen habe und deshalb wars auch noch super spannend weil das Buch wirklich bis zum Schluss durchzieht, das Rätsel um Pats Vergangenheit und Grund für den Aufenthalt in der Psychiatrie aufzulösen. Wirklich, das war super sweet, hab geweint zwischendurch (und am Ende) - würde ich nochmal lesen!

    Oct 12, 2025

  • lisa1901
    lisa1901

    17 Followers

    4.0

    Ganz wichtig ist es hier, sich nicht vom Anfang des Romans stören zu lassen, der mich persönlich abgeschreckt und fast so weit gebracht hat, ihn abzubrechen. Wenn man sich aber einmal an Pats Stimme gewöhnt hat, kommt man ihm und seiner verzweifelten Sehnsucht nach Nikki immer näher, und irgendwann ist es wirklich schwer das Buch aus der Hand zu legen! Die Chemie zwischen Pat und Tiffany hat mir auch sehr gut gefallen. Das einzige, womit ich einfach nichts anfangen konnte, war diese exzessive Liebe scheinbar jedes männlichen Charakters zu den Eagles, aber das ist wirklich nebensächlich, da dies eine enge Bindung auf das eigentliche Geschehen oder vielmehr viele verschiedene Beziehungen hat.

    Oct 20, 2023

  • biaenca
    biaenca

    28 Followers

    2.0

    I actually only read the book because I desperatly wanted to see the movie for a long time now but wanted to read the book first. I didn't actually know what the book was about, I had just a brief "ah, I heard it's about this and that". The Silver Linings Playbook reminds me a lot of The Perks of being a Wallflower which isn't necissarily bad, but I couldn't quite get into Perks and same goes for this book. For me, there was way too much football involved and couldn't help myself - I thought Tiffany was really annoying (same goes for almost every single person in the book.). It was a book to cross off my list, but personally I wouldn't recommand it or re-read it. Just not my kind of books, I guess.

    Apr 16, 2025

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