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The voice of the narrator may take some getting used to but by the end of the first two chapters, I was hooked. Each character struggles in his/her own way and yet, there is still a great deal of sweetness and humor here. Even the chapter titles are funny. There is something about a narrator who is both honest and delusional that makes for a really interesting reading experience. Quick has a way with language and though the narrator may seem simplistic at first, the writing and evolution of the
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2 stars. But it's a "strong" 2 stars, because although I didn't think this was all that great, I did find it reasonably entertaining.
I went into this cold, which is unusual for me, but not unheard of. All I knew was that it involved mental illness (thus fulfilling a reading challenge category), and it had been made into a movie with Bradley Cooper (because I could see Bradley Cooper's face staring at me from the thumbnail for the digital audiobook I downloaded). I would have enjoyed this audiobo ...more
I went into this cold, which is unusual for me, but not unheard of. All I knew was that it involved mental illness (thus fulfilling a reading challenge category), and it had been made into a movie with Bradley Cooper (because I could see Bradley Cooper's face staring at me from the thumbnail for the digital audiobook I downloaded). I would have enjoyed this audiobo ...more
finished 11/15/12
It was okay but there are aspects of the novel that can be triggery considering that the two main protagonists are not mentally healthy and many of the relationships portrayed are fairly disfunctional. I fear that the movie will sanitize a lot of things and the fact that first person POV in a book doesn't translate well to screen. ...more
It was okay but there are aspects of the novel that can be triggery considering that the two main protagonists are not mentally healthy and many of the relationships portrayed are fairly disfunctional. I fear that the movie will sanitize a lot of things and the fact that first person POV in a book doesn't translate well to screen. ...more
This book never really picked up speed for me. I'm not a Philadelphia Eagles fan so that was a bit much, but I do realize the point the author was making with it...just a bit too much of a 'guy' read for me, maybe? It was ok.
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wow...one of the few books i didn't want to put down lately. Watched the movie as soon as I finished the book...the movie was god..the book as always is better!
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I enjoyed this one! Many reviewers who disliked seemed to have seen the film first, while I did not. I agree with many who think Pat kind of annoying; at first he seemed more like "Rainman" than anything but he's just a guy who's having a rough time lately. He's a great character once you get past that!
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