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mcbibliotecaria's review against another edition
4.0
This book was rough. The perspective you read is Pat's the entire time and the rationale he has about dealing with life and acceptance of reality is tought to get through, broke my heart. His father with similar tendencies and the psychosis behind fever pitch, this book was far superior to the romantic comedy the movie ended up being. Read this.
lalawoman416's review against another edition
2.0
I'm not sure about the person who read this book and said, "I have to make this into a movie!" I'm not sure about the person who read this book and said, "I think I want to bring this character to life!" Honestly, this book was crap - well, unless you're an Eagles fan - then you would probably love this book. The constant reference to the Eagles and Eagles chants and Eagles this and Eagles that, blah blah blah. And then there's the treatment of mental health. It's nothing short of an abomination. Particularly Tiffany's (Pat's love interest) portrayal. And let's not even start about race relations in this book. The only reason this received 2 stars instead of 1 is because it really was an easy read and I liked the writing style.
itsabbiejade's review against another edition
emotional
hopeful
reflective
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
Was very different to what I expected!! Haven’t seen the film but expected it to be darker. An insight into mental health and neural health facilities, was interesting to read from the POV of a “mentally unwell” person. I enjoyed Pats growth, and the story with Tiffany. Going it a bit slow going at times, and maybe a bit too much Eagles content.
chhmanda's review against another edition
5.0
LOVED how different this was from the movie. It was way more in depth with what was going on inside the main characters' head, and the storyline was much better.
thekatiefu's review against another edition
4.0
They changed quite a bit for the movie. I wonder why. This version was really good.
deschatjes's review against another edition
3.0
Despite the authors deft hand this was about the upper limit of how much I can endure in terms of obsession with a sports team. Loved his psychiatrist
jessplayin's review against another edition
1.0
While the beginning of the book really intrigued me, about a quarter of the way in it just falls apart. Lacking plot, it tries to center itself around its main character Pat Peoples. Unfortunately Pat is a narcissistic, sports and ex-wife obsessed crazy person. Despite all of these flaws that may have made for a more interesting character in the hands of a different writer, Quick makes him into a completely two dimensional and gratingly annoying individual after a short period of time. I really wish the book had focused more on what kind of mental illness that Pat was suffering from, it never felt fully fleshed out, and addressed the brain damage that he must have sustained from the mysterious incident that causes him to be in a neural rehabilitation facility at the start of the book. Unfortunately Quick never delivers this, and I was just left generally wanting.
shelbylynnn's review against another edition
4.5
This is one of my favorite movies and I’m so glad I finally read the book! I loved Pat and his story was both sad and heartwarming at the same time. This was close to being 5 stars but it was hard to get past just how juvenile Pat’s narration was. I know this was done to show he’s mental unstable, and for the most part I think it was effective, but it did feel at times like the author was portraying him as having very low intelligence but it wasn’t consistent and didn’t feel authentic. The ending also felt a bit abrupt to me, but still a great read!