Matthew Quick
Hardcover | Pages: 288 pages Rating: 3.9 | 39399 Users | 5630 Reviews
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| Original Title: | Forgive Me, Leonard Peacock |
| ISBN: | 0316221333 (ISBN13: 9780316221337) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Characters: | Leonard Peacock |
| Literary Awards: | Milwaukee County Teen Book Award Nominee (2014), Michigan Library Association Thumbs Up! Award for Honor book (2014), Lincoln Award Nominee (2017), Goodreads Choice Award Nominee for Young Adult Fiction (2013) |
Narration As Books Forgive Me, Leonard Peacock
Today is Leonard Peacock’s birthday. It is also the day he hides a gun in his backpack. Because today is the day he will kill his former best friend, and then himself, with his grandfather’s P-38 pistol.But first he must say good-bye to the four people who matter most to him: his Humphrey Bogart-obsessed next-door neighbor, Walt; his classmate, Baback, a violin virtuoso; Lauren, the Christian homeschooler he has a crush on; and Herr Silverman, who teaches the high school’s class on the Holocaust. Speaking to each in turn, Leonard slowly reveals his secrets as the hours tick by and the moment of truth approaches.
In this riveting look at a day in the life of a disturbed teenage boy, acclaimed author Matthew Quick unflinchingly examines the impossible choices that must be made—and the light in us all that never goes out.
Itemize Of Books Forgive Me, Leonard Peacock
| Title | : | Forgive Me, Leonard Peacock |
| Author | : | Matthew Quick |
| Book Format | : | Hardcover |
| Book Edition | : | Anniversary Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 288 pages |
| Published | : | August 13th 2013 by Little, Brown Books for Young Readers |
| Categories | : | Young Adult. Contemporary. Fiction. Realistic Fiction. Health. Mental Health. Mental Illness. Audiobook |
Rating Of Books Forgive Me, Leonard Peacock
Ratings: 3.9 From 39399 Users | 5630 ReviewsWrite-Up Of Books Forgive Me, Leonard Peacock
3.5 stars This is the one book that perfectly qualifies the funny and heartbreaking description. Its sad but the depressed really do have a great sense of humor. Until Ive read the very first page of the book, I honestly thought Forgive Me, Leonard Peacock is mainly a humorous contemporary fiction and I picked it up because I was looking forward to reading something light and funny. It was funny but I was in a complete surprise to find out that its a book mainly about depression and suicide andI imagined all of my blood flowing out into the snow and watching it turn a beautiful crimson color as Philadelphians walked by in a great hurry, not even pasuing to admire the beauty of red snow, let alone register the fact that a high school kid was dying right in front of their eyes. I don't know how helpful this review will be because I read most of the book through a film of tears. Which is an embarrassingly melodramatic statement to make after this book managed to be so dark and sad
This book was heartbreaking but ultimately really enjoyable. My only issue was that I felt like the ending didn't give me enough satisfaction for a rounded out story. Video review maybe to come. Not sure yet.
we can simultaneously be human and monsterthat both of those possibilities are in all of us.Forgive Me, Leonard Peacock is one of those books that just took me by complete surprise. I didnt do a lot of research before picking it up and I definitely hadnt seen many people talk about it. I found it on sale and I decided to pick it up on a whim. Im really glad that I did.--What I LikedThe discussion of important social issues. I feel like Ive been reading a lot of books recently that contain
a very good quick read
Forgive me Mathew Quick, because I didn't find your story compelling for most of the part. Synopsis? Leonard Peacock has a shitty life. He is a fictional embodiment of all things that could go wrong with an average 21st-century teenager, bar the drugs. Leonard has no father, no friends of his age, and no girlfriend. What he does have is money, a Mother who doesn't care about him, a Holden Caulfield attitude and a P 38 gun.And today is his birthday. And the plan? He is going to kill his ex-best
Books, to me, should not be about moralizing. They should be explorations of controversial ideas and of the horrible things that people can do. And that is exactly what this book is: Forgive Me Leonard Peacock avoids moralizing, but also doesn't shy away from the harsh reality of what Leonard plans to do. And all this is to say that I have seen so many people say that they hate everyone who enjoyed this book. Notwithstanding the fact that I kind of despise that statement, inherently, I
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