Forgive Me, Leonard Peacock | 
so-soI just finished this last night! I‘m still unsure how I feel it brought some emotion out but the main character has so many words quirks I don‘t know how I feel about him. But I did give it four stars because the message was good!
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️/5
so-soThis book had a lot of promise and I loved Noah‘s narration as always, but the ending fell flat for me. #BookSpinBingo
This is from last week I meant to post it but I‘ve been a forgetful flake lately 🙃 I shamelessly started this audio solely because Noah Galvin narrates it and then 16 minutes in I realize this seems like just the kind of twisted book I would actually choose on its own merit 😅
pickI wasn‘t sure how to rate this YA novel handling sensitive topics of abuse and suicide at first. It doesn‘t leave you with a 100% feel good ending but rather the message I feel depressed people really need to hear. No, life won‘t be perfect but there will be good. As a person with depression, I appreciate an honest take on this topic.
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Forgive me Leonard peacock is about a lonely teenage boy, who feels his only way out it suicide. On the morning of Leonard‘s 18th birthday and the day he‘s supposed to shoot himself and Asher Beal, he wraps up 5 gifts for the 5 people who have impacted but by the time he gets to Asher Beal's window and is about to deliver the last gift the gun jams and he freezes but one person will save his life that he didn‘t except would.
pickGreat YA read about a teen who feels unwanted and is contemplating suicide. His connection with his elderly neighbor who he watches old movies with is probably my favorite.
Lots of hard topics are addressed, but Matthew Quick handles them very appropriately.
so-soIt‘s possible I read through this book too quickly for it to leave much of an impact. I read it in one sitting while at the library, and while I was prepared to be moved by the premise of a deeply unhappy teenager going through the day of his planned murder-suicide, it didn‘t resonate with me as much as I expected it to.
pickI'm... shocked. While I was reading I had no idea it was a YA novel. I'm so overcome by the intensity of the emotions I endured following along with this short book, I'm not sure where to start! Not only was the writing so manipulatively perfect and readable, that Leonard... how I wanted to hug him and wish him a happy birthday.
It's Leonard Peacock's 18th birthday. He plans to end the day shooting/killing a boy he knows, & then killing himself.
pickOMG, guys, this book... READ IT NOW.
Matthew Quick brilliantly portrays the heartbreaking emotions of a young man who believes that his life will not get better and that suicide is his only option. This book sheds light on why it is SO IMPORTANT to be there for your fellow man. Luckily for Leonard, someone does step up for him, even though it is a difficult step to take.
Listen and be there for one another, friends. ❤️
After a fun little get away, I am on my home. 🚗 Be sure to stay tuned for my thoughts on my latest audiobook selection. ❤️
bailedForgive me, Forgive Me, Leonard Peacock but I started you on Saturday night and this is only pg.23 and after what happened on Friday there was just no way I could read you this week. Only pg. 23, this kid is secretly reaching out to a friend through Boggart quotes and I was ugly crying while I was supposed to be watching a room full of gamblers. But this bail wasn‘t a never again, just right now.
A coming-of-age story about a boy as he wrestles with depression and begins to face his past.
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The best book finished so far is Forgive Me, Leonard Peacock... BUT I'm reading Her Body and Other Parties and it is such a wonderful collection of stories, so it might bump Leonard down to second place when I finish. #thewallsarecloaingin #2018favoriteread
Because you start a revolution one decision at a time, with each breath you take.
pickWhile reorganizing my bookshelves these two ended up in the same pile. First I just noticed that one was the opening to a letter and the other a closing. After rereading the first few chapters of Leonard Peacock (and having recently finished Dear Martin), my mind reeled a bit comparing these books. Two young men, both responding to trauma, with vastly different perspectives. Both great reads. I read each in a single sitting.
I love this book so much. I ugly cried. 💙
Rainy day reading, tea, and packing for Dublin later this week ✈️ #currentlyreading
pickFinished my last book for #24in48 with 4 minutes to spare... and it was a good one!
This book was painful to read - a real emotional roller coaster, but it was beautifully written and ultimately satisfying.
⭐️⭐️⭐️1/2
pickI started this book two hours ago, and couldn't put it down. At first I wasn't sure if I would like the main character all that much, but as the book went on I related to him. In no way shape or form am I anything like him, but at the same time I saw myself in him.
I cried through nearly this whole book, and absolutely loved it. I gave it a 5 out of 5 on Goodreads.
The only thing I didn't like was the way he handled being rejected by a girl.
"First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win."
pickI wish I could find the right words to properly explain the nature of this book. It is heartfelt and tragic at the exact same time, and it makes you look deeper into the troubled minds of all those who surround you every day, plagued by their own demons.
Reading this for my book club tomorrow night! It is darkly funny. Maybe a good alternative to 13 reasons why (which I haven't read, but have heard the controversy)
pickRead this one in one sitting- great book! Gifted protagonist and a caring teacher and an ending that brought tears. I love the way Quick writes... just like his name: quick. It is smart and meaningful. What did I get out of this book? As adults, we are models of adulting. If we want our youth to do it right, we need to do it right.
pickReally enjoyed this book, would highly recommend!
pickThis is another review hard to put into words... It was a book that hits you right in the feels. I rooted for Leonard hoping desperately that someone would save him, someone would notice, that he could save himself. It really made me think on the impact we can have on people just by noticing them, trying to understand them, and just being there. Makes you want to walk more gently in the world and stomp when there are injustices. #litzyatoz "Q"
i feel like im going to need buckets bc tears lmao
pickThis book was very good. It was very well written and thought provoking. I think it dealt with some extremely hard issues in a heart felt manner that was interesting and believable. I highly recommend this. It deals with depression in a different way and is a worthwhile read.
so-soOops, took an unintentional break from Litsy. 😶 But I'm back now!
Forgive Me, Leonard Peacock was both emotionally hard hitting and a bit of a let down. Some of the scenes in this book had me in tears, and the portrayal of a teen struggling with depression was very well done. But Leonard had some issues with the way he treated women that I couldn't over look.
Full review on my blog later this week: readthisfnbook.wordpress.com.
so-soThis book made me so incredibly sad... It was passionate and heartbreaking. I honestly felt so bad for Leonard and for Asher. Neither boy got away without heartbreak. I understand the story was about Leonard and that Asher was suppose to be the monster in some ways but no... I'm honestly struggling to process what I read... If you want to read a story about a suicidal teen that messes with your emotions, this book is it.
So I read Every Exquisite Thing earlier this year and it was amazing and I love the movie Silver Linings Playbook. I decided to pick up this book by the same author and I really can't wait to break into it.
pickDone.👍 I'm glad I read this one!😊 It covers some difficult subject matter, so it's not the easiest read. If you have teenagers, or work with teens, add it to your TBR list! You want to read books that make you think..and this book will do that.
This story makes you take a step back and reevaluate your adult life. Are all of us adults walking around looking miserable? 🤔
Do we notice the people who we interact with..really see them? 👀There is so much beauty and goodness in our everyday lives, but it's so easy to disregard the good and focus on the negative. Thats not a good message to send to our kids.😞
This has been in my to-read list for a while now! ?
----"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."
pickGreat book, I listened to it.
Love his books!
Listening to this book makes me happy. I love Mr. Quick and his sneaky hopefulness. Probably my favorite author of all.
pickPart of me really wishes that this book had come out ten years ago because it might have saved my life. It's not perfect, but Quick captures that part of suicide and depression that isn't pretty and romantic- it's so ugly and raw and hateful. Depression isn't a wilting flower, not for me. Mine was a pulsing mass of hate and I saw so much of my 17 year old self in Leonard. Books like this are needed for kids in pain like I was.
pickThis was a sad, sad, sad read. I always hate to bring other authors' books into my reviews; however, the only reason I read this book is because I read a review that ripped on All the Bright Places saying this book was better. And...well...no. Although I really, really liked this book and did shed a few tears, the fact is, at the end of All the Bright Places, I WEPT as if there was a hole in my very being. This one was sad, yet unresolved.
