imanisun 's review for:

The Silver Linings Playbook by Matthew Quick

3.0

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So I liked this book okay. I'm thinking that I would have liked this book a whole lot more if I hadn't watched the movie at least six times since it's come out, before reading this book. The book is actually pretty slow and so I understand why they took great portions of it out. And unlike the movie, there is no clear happy ending- that's kind of the point of the whole thing. The characters are complex and heartbreaking but again, because I am comparing them characters seemingly less complex and more dramatic in the movie, the whole thing felt a bit too much. Honestly, this is very much in the same vein as [b:It's Kind of a Funny Story|248704|It's Kind of a Funny Story|Ned Vizzini|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1420629730s/248704.jpg|240980] and [b:The Perks of Being a Wallflower|22628|The Perks of Being a Wallflower|Stephen Chbosky|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1438668337s/22628.jpg|2236198] (especially the latter), and I think that I like those two more than this one. There was something almost disjointed about that one, and the only thing that seemed to be holding it together is the whole "silver linings" theme and Tiffany. Perhaps that can be interpreted as an extended metaphor for Pat as a character but it was pretty draining to read.

Overall, pretty okay story but I've read better books of similar theme elsewhere.