The Silver Linings Playbook by Matthew Quick

This may be the biggest disappointment so far this year. I really liked the movie and was hoping that the book would be even better. I think that mental health is a hard subject to write from in the first person, and for me, the writing fell short.

I read this I believe in High School. I can relate in some way related to mental health. Well written and love the film as well. But I gotta say this....

GO EAGLES!

As a person who wants to go into the field of mental health this book was amazing. At first it took me awhile to get into the book, but that might just have been because when I first started reading the book, college was getting hectic. The reason why I gave this book five out of five stars was the fact that the way it was written was awesome. I was able to become slowly emerged in Pat and how his silver lining would turn out. This book also got me to tear up at the end and I wonder where the story will lead next because I do not know if there is a sequel. All I can say is this book is a roller coaster ride and one can truly feel the emotions that Pat feels throughout the book.

I saw the movie before I read the book. Loved both, but midway through the novel it goes in a different direction that I preferred. Love Pat as a narrator.