"Not letting the world destroy you.
That's a daily battle."
That's a daily battle."
- Matthew Quick (Forgive Me, Leonard Peacock)
Title: Forgive Me, Leonard Peacock
Author: Matthew Quick
Genre: Young Adult Fiction
Pages: 273
Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Release Date: January 2013
Format: Paperback
ISBN: 9780316221337
Rating: ★★★★☆
Synopsis
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.Author: Matthew Quick
Genre: Young Adult Fiction
Pages: 273
Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Release Date: January 2013
Format: Paperback
ISBN: 9780316221337
Rating: ★★★★☆
Synopsis
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.
My Review
Leonard Peacock. Its his 18th birthday and no one remembers. He feels lost, un-important,
worthless even. This story is about a kid, ready to end his life and the life of Asher Beal. His former best friend. After something he went through with him that he just can't let go of. You follow Leonard throughout his day, saying goodbye (in his own way) to the most important people in his life.
Getting to see Leonard's point of view, the situation he's in. You kind of understand where all his heartache is coming from. I was so sad for him. I felt myself wanting him to find some hope in the world because he just had none left in him. He spent his day looking for these signs that would just make him hold on a little longer. This story really takes you deep into the mind of a teenager, hopeless and suicidal. He had nothing left in him.
I loved this book. It really made me realize the impact we have on each others lives. We go day to day without thinking of the significance we hold in others lives. I remember being a kid, being hopeless and just wanting it to be over. Adolescence is a true struggle. I hope that anyone... teenagers or adults facing suicide, find some hope. There are people that need you around, weather you believe that or not. Everyone has value.
I read this book in less than 2 days. I couldn't put it down. I needed to know what happened to Leonard, I needed to know if he found that hope or if he gave up. I understood him, I felt my teenage self again for a moment. It gets better! It really does. Matthew Quick found a way to make this story funny at times because Leonard was a great kid and pretty damn funny. At the end of this book I wanted just a little more to the story.
Overall, this book was a 4/5 for me. I really enjoyed the writing style. I struggled with the footnotes, but as I kept reading it was easier and easier to follow the story with them. Thank you Matthew Quick, for writing such an important, necessary story. I will share this with everyone!
Some fun links for more info:
❥ Goodreads
❥ Barnes & Noble
❥ Book Depository
❥ Amazon
❥ Discussion Questions: Forgive Me, Leonard Peacock
❥ Forgive Me, Leonard Peacock Website
❥ Matthew Quick's Website
worthless even. This story is about a kid, ready to end his life and the life of Asher Beal. His former best friend. After something he went through with him that he just can't let go of. You follow Leonard throughout his day, saying goodbye (in his own way) to the most important people in his life.
Getting to see Leonard's point of view, the situation he's in. You kind of understand where all his heartache is coming from. I was so sad for him. I felt myself wanting him to find some hope in the world because he just had none left in him. He spent his day looking for these signs that would just make him hold on a little longer. This story really takes you deep into the mind of a teenager, hopeless and suicidal. He had nothing left in him.
I loved this book. It really made me realize the impact we have on each others lives. We go day to day without thinking of the significance we hold in others lives. I remember being a kid, being hopeless and just wanting it to be over. Adolescence is a true struggle. I hope that anyone... teenagers or adults facing suicide, find some hope. There are people that need you around, weather you believe that or not. Everyone has value.
I read this book in less than 2 days. I couldn't put it down. I needed to know what happened to Leonard, I needed to know if he found that hope or if he gave up. I understood him, I felt my teenage self again for a moment. It gets better! It really does. Matthew Quick found a way to make this story funny at times because Leonard was a great kid and pretty damn funny. At the end of this book I wanted just a little more to the story.
Overall, this book was a 4/5 for me. I really enjoyed the writing style. I struggled with the footnotes, but as I kept reading it was easier and easier to follow the story with them. Thank you Matthew Quick, for writing such an important, necessary story. I will share this with everyone!
Some fun links for more info:
❥ Goodreads
❥ Barnes & Noble
❥ Book Depository
❥ Amazon
❥ Discussion Questions: Forgive Me, Leonard Peacock
❥ Forgive Me, Leonard Peacock Website
❥ Matthew Quick's Website
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