Matthew Quick

In addition to the P-38, there are four gifts, one for each of my friends. I want to say good-bye to them properly. I want to give them each something to remember me by. To let them know I really cared about them and I'm sorry I couldn't be more than I was--that I couldn't stick around--and that what's going to happen today isn't their fault. Today is Leonard Peacock's birthday. It is also the day he will kill his former best friend, and then himself, with his grandfather's P-38 pistol. Maybe one day he'll believe that being different is okay, important even. But not today.

Forgive Me, Leonard Peacock

Karis Ryu

I had a war with this book.

On one hand, it has stunning moments of lucid clarity. It hits you. I can see the careful intentions of each word, each image, each scene, and why they were written. But on the other hand, at the end of the day, the danger seems to outweigh these moments, which I understand is kind of the point. Leonard is disturbed, depressed, unpredictable, and scared of himself. He IS an unreliable narrator, and one my heart felt and hurt for, especially because he, at the same time, so desperately wants to tell the truth. And the story is hopeful. It just takes a long, long, long, long time to get there, which is, again, the point, but it was a trip that exhausted me, among other details. It's extremely hard to study this kind of character while not excusing them at the same time, and this book realllllly teeters on that line.

Ary Dias 

"Not letting the world destroy you. That's a daily battle."

I really liked this one. This book... it broke my heart. That is all I can say.
But that ending.... not a fan. Everything else, was amazing.

Emelie

For someone who is struggling with depression (and have some suicide attempts in the backpack) i have to say This book had so much potential! The story was building through half the book and then it got really intense for like 50 pages and something finally happened.. And after that, it just went downhill and the end was not good at all!

A powerful and important book for fans of Mark Haddon, THE SILVER LININGS PLAYBOOK and Jay Asher. How would you spend your birthday if you knew it would be your last? Eighteen-year-old Leonard Peacock knows exactly what he'll do. He'll say goodbye. Not to his mum - who he calls Linda because it annoys her - who's moved out and left him to fend for himself. Nor to his former best friend, whose torments have driven him to consider committing the unthinkable. But to his four friends: a Humphrey-Bogart-obsessed neighbour, a teenage violin virtuoso, a pastor's daughter and a teacher. Most of the time, Leonard believes he's weird and sad but these friends have made him think that maybe he's not. He wants to thank them, and say goodbye. In this riveting and heart-breaking book, acclaimed author Matthew Quick introduces Leonard Peacock, a hero as warm and endearing as he is troubled. And he shows how just a glimmer of hope can make the world of difference.

Kathleen Boyle

This was a short book that held a very big punch. I love Matthew Quick's writing style and the voice he gave to Leonard was brilliant. 

The only thing I would have wanted more is the ending. It finished too soon in my opinion. 

I recommend this book to anyone who has read anything else by him or who was a fast read that still holds some depth and great character development.

Анастасия Розова

I loved it! Read it in six hours. I was found of Leonard and I still am.And I also really loved his teacher, Herr Silverman, I believe his name was. An awesome man, an example of a teacher I wanna be. The end was a bit blurry, but I guess it wa supposed to be this way. Though I wouldn't mind another chapter or two.

behringlukas

Duda Martins

The incredible new novel from the author of Oscar-nominated THE SILVER LININGS PLAYBOOK. For fans of THE CURIOUS INCIDENT OF THE DOG IN THE NIGHT-TIME and THE PERKS OF BEING A WALLFLOWER.

Forgive Me, Leonard Peacock

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