Reviews tagging 'Panic attacks/disorders'

The Silver Linings Playbook by Matthew Quick

11 reviews

bumblemee's review against another edition

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medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

Dieses Buch ließ sich unfassbar schnell lesen - der Schreibstil ist sehr unkompliziert und ich bin nur so durch die Seiten geflogen.

Ich empfand dieses Buch als gut durchdacht, die Art, wie Pat erzählt zum Beispiel. Er fügt vielen Beobachtungen oder Handlungserzählungen seine Begründung hinzu. Das zeigt irgendwie gleichzeitig sehr deutlich, wie eingefärbt seine Wahrnehmung ist und lässt ihn manchmal erscheinen wie einen kleinen Jungen, der sich an Regeln und "weise Erwachsene" hält. 
Ich muss zugeben, dass ich manchmal ein bisschen Angst vor ihm hatte, weil man so deutlich mitbekommt, wie er sich seine eigene Nikki-Realität spinnt. Ansonsten ist er mir aber irgendwie ans Herz gewachsen
auch wenn es irgendwie schlimm ist, darüber nachzudenken, wie er wahrscheinlich in der Beziehung zu Nikki agiert hat. Ich habe zwar nie angenommen, dass sie tatsächlich Briefemit ihm gewechselt hat, aber ich bin auch sehr froh darum, dass sie die nie zu hören bekommen musste, denn an ihrer Stelle hätten sie mir sehr viel Angst gemacht

Dieses Buch hat mich aus Gründen, die ich gar nicht so gut erklären kann, total an sich gefesselt und mich emotional teils wirklich berührt, vor allem die Familienkonstellation und Pats Bemühungen, sich zu verändern.

Das Ende mochte ich allerdings nicht so gern, auch wenn ich es als Spoilter empfinde, das hier zu erläutern.
Hatte das Gefühl, es baut sich viel um den Gedanken, dass romantische Beziehungen sehr wichtig sind, um glücklich zu werden - und auf der letzten Seite fand ich es irgendwie weird, dass Pat so klang, als sehe er es als etwas positives, eine Frau im Arm zu halten, die jemanden braucht, der sie "wieder aufbaut". So als fände er es gut, da als toller Hecht in ihrem Leben aufzutauchen ... auch wenn man das auch definitiv sehr anders interpretieren kann. Daher nur ein kleines "meh".


Ich habe bereits in mehreren Rezensionen gelesen, dass das Buch scheinbar sehr anders ist als der Film, was mir sinnvoll erscheint, da der Fokus von dem Buch super anders ist als der des Film-Trailers. Dennoch freue ich mich darauf, den Film bald mal zu schauen und zu gucken, wie er mir gefällt.

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sighclopss's review against another edition

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emotional inspiring lighthearted reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

The writing style was easy to read, it flowed well, and didn't have pages of description (which is such a pet peeve for me.) I could follow the story line well due to its fairly one track goal; Pat wanting to end 'apart time.' 

The biggest critique I've seen has been Pats child-like naivety, how he understood things, how he spoke, the words he used. I do agree that this can make people feel that his (and in general) mental illness is infantilized, but also mental illness can affect us all differently, especially if we don't have the right support systems in place to navigate the world. And him potentially having a traumatic brain injury can also help explain why he reacts the way he does. I also felt like the other characters really let Pat down, before, during and after his institutionalisation. 

The book also surprisingly had spoilers for classic American literature, I know they've been out for decades but I'm slow okay! And an honestly embarrassing amount of football talk, but I could appreciate that it was the only way Pat was able to form connections.

For me, this was a story about mental illness and how hard it is to pick up the pieces of your life after an episode. 

A relatable and emotional read.

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mxarson's review

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dark emotional funny sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

This was an excellently written book. Most of it is chronological yet the pacing and how they choose to reveal important information from the past is brilliant. I originally picked this up because I usually read fictions in between my nonfiction/informative book reads, but I’m so glad I read it. I got the audio version and the narrator did an excellent job at adding to the atmosphere. The time of the story, 2006, makes so much sense to how mental illness, bro culture, and race is talked about/dealt with. It is not a love story like the movie tried to make it. It’s a lot more than that. It’s raw and complex yet it’s simple enough to read casually in a day if you wanted to. 

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chelle22's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional tense

2.0


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permanme's review against another edition

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emotional reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5


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teatimetropes's review against another edition

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emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25


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bexsur's review against another edition

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challenging emotional funny hopeful reflective sad slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25


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rosebud_925's review against another edition

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emotional inspiring medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0


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saxi's review against another edition

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emotional funny hopeful inspiring medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? N/A
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5


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thegirlwhowrites's review against another edition

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emotional funny informative reflective sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.25

worth the read overall! 

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