slicheni 's review for:

The Silver Linings Playbook by Matthew Quick
3.25
emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

One of those rare moments where the movie adaptation far outshines the book. 

While I still enjoyed this book, and it contained a lot of the quirky charm that the movie has, it just didn't read as well for me.

I think this is due to the outstanding performances of the two leads in the movie and their wonderful chemistry together. 

I just didn't feel any sort of romantic spark from book Pat and Tiffany and the whole thing felt just a little bit dull and repetitive. 

I did have high expectations for this novel and perhaps that's why it fell a little short, but overall this was still a fun and easy little read with funny and likeable characters. The book was pretty funny due to some great Pat quotes I will give it that.