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librarymistress 's review for:
The Silver Linings Playbook
by Matthew Quick
Cross-posted at The Library Mistress
Almost all my friends know how much of a film buff I am so restraining myself from watching the movie version of this book while everyone else is talking about it (I work in a crazy, noisy and full of spoiler newsroom, so just imagine) is really difficult.
I promised myself years back after I read Nicholas Sparks's A Walk to Remember that whenever a movie is lifted from a book, I will read the book first because sometimes even though the adaptation is great, the book will turn out even better (like A Walk to Remember). But I've forgotten this because I've watched Hunger Games without even reading any part of the book. So, now in this new Jennifer Lawrence movie, I vowed to not watch it before I crack my book open. Imagine how hard it is for me, my favorite actors played Pat Sr., Veronica, Danny and Pat but I really tried my very best to stop and contain myself. So, there.
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Silver lining. I first heard this term in grade school, when a Christian Living book that tackles Catholicism and quotes phrases and teachings from the Cathecism of the Catholic Church featured a story about hope, that there is always a 'silver lining'. I believed it since.
So, let me just say that I really like this novel because I can relate to it. Not that I don't have a sound mind or so, but back when I was in high school, I've always considered myself as someone with bipolar tendencies because I really am rash and impulsive. I learned while reading/watching Pat's mini movie and Tifanny's as well, that I may be mentally stable but I really used to be depressed and I know some people who experience such as well.
The best part for me would be his movie montage and the dance which really made me listen to the song thrice just to feel how emotional that song can be and I suddenly felt what they might have felt whilst dancing to it.
By and large (and let me end this now cos I really don't 'review' because maybe I'm too lazy or not confident enough), I learned one thing from Pat, because we share the same principle that sometimes, it really is better to be kind than to be right.
Almost all my friends know how much of a film buff I am so restraining myself from watching the movie version of this book while everyone else is talking about it (I work in a crazy, noisy and full of spoiler newsroom, so just imagine) is really difficult.
I promised myself years back after I read Nicholas Sparks's A Walk to Remember that whenever a movie is lifted from a book, I will read the book first because sometimes even though the adaptation is great, the book will turn out even better (like A Walk to Remember). But I've forgotten this because I've watched Hunger Games without even reading any part of the book. So, now in this new Jennifer Lawrence movie, I vowed to not watch it before I crack my book open. Imagine how hard it is for me, my favorite actors played Pat Sr., Veronica, Danny and Pat but I really tried my very best to stop and contain myself. So, there.
***
Silver lining. I first heard this term in grade school, when a Christian Living book that tackles Catholicism and quotes phrases and teachings from the Cathecism of the Catholic Church featured a story about hope, that there is always a 'silver lining'. I believed it since.
So, let me just say that I really like this novel because I can relate to it. Not that I don't have a sound mind or so, but back when I was in high school, I've always considered myself as someone with bipolar tendencies because I really am rash and impulsive. I learned while reading/watching Pat's mini movie and Tifanny's as well, that I may be mentally stable but I really used to be depressed and I know some people who experience such as well.
The best part for me would be his movie montage and the dance which really made me listen to the song thrice just to feel how emotional that song can be and I suddenly felt what they might have felt whilst dancing to it.
By and large (and let me end this now cos I really don't 'review' because maybe I'm too lazy or not confident enough), I learned one thing from Pat, because we share the same principle that sometimes, it really is better to be kind than to be right.