A review by cgcpoems
Forgive Me, Leonard Peacock by Matthew Quick

dark emotional funny 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

3.25

I read “The Silver Linings Playbook” a number of years ago and liked it, which is why this ended up on my tbr. There are things about this story that I think are done well—Quick’s characterization of Leonard is great: depressed and a little weird and unlikable and just, ultimately, trying to figure the world out. I’m glad such sensitive topics are addressed in a book meant for young adults. 

That being said, I feel like this book needed 50 more pages on the end of it. Virtually nothing is wrapped up, nobody faces any consequences, and it’s entirely unsatisfying. It would’ve been easy to cut down what was already there in order to make this happen, so I don’t know what Quick’s thinking was.

This was fine, but I don’t know that I’d recommend it to others.