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“Perdonami, Leonard Peacock”: la rabbia, la paura, la luce Cos’hanno in comune un adolescente in c... #LeonardPeacock #MatthewQuick https://agrpress.it/perdonami-leonard-peacock-la-rabbia-la-paura-la-luce/?feed_id=5164&_unique_id=663e2efb796dd
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We are the Light by Matthew Quick was highly recommended by Renee @itsbooktalk “Lucas Goodgame lives in Majestic, Pennsylvania - a quiet suburb that has been torn apart by a recent tragedy. Everyone sees Lucas as a hero - except him. He’s convinced his deceased wife visits him every night as an angel. And he writes letters to his Jungian analyst, Karl. When Eli, a young man the community has ostracized, sets up a tent in Lucas’s backyard, an unlikely alliance forms. And the two of them embark on a journey to help their neighbors heal.” Add this book to your list if you like a story of characters just trying to get better and heal from tragedy. It’s hard to describe the depth of emotion in this book. I’m getting a little weepy just thinking about it again. The story is told through letters from Lucas to his therapist, Karl. Lucas has blocked out memories of that tragic night in the theater and is trying to work out what to do. I love the way that Quick uses to bring people together. I kept pulling for Lucas to find his way. And I hope everyone has a Jill in their life. A great read from Quick. #wearethelight #matthewquick #bookofthemonth #contemporaryfiction #epistolarynovel #majestictheater #bookstagram #bookshelves #booknerd #readinglife #bookphotography #bookcommunity #bookblogger #sodacityreads #suspensebook #bookhaul #literarycrimefiction #homelibrary #thrillerbooks #domesticthriller #crimefiction #thriller #characterdrivenbooks #mysterythriller #bookrecs #botmtree https://www.instagram.com/p/CmMH-hcrRKA/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
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SUBMISSION SUNDAY // 🤘 "Rockstar"🎤by @matthewquick. Want *your art* to reach a wider audience? Be sure you post it on Instagram with the hashtag! Every Sunday, our Social Media Manager @elizah_leigh_art_writer will scroll through your tagged art and select her favourites. Then, she'll share them on Beautiful Bizarre Magazine’s Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and Tumblr accounts. What a great way for our 1M+ social media followers to see what you’re up to! You will also be considered for inclusion in Beautiful Bizarre’s quarterly print magazine community feature, called “Join the Tribe”. ... posted on Instagram - https://instagr.am/p/CMGWCeFsvfK/
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Q: What was the last book to make you cry? 🦕 Kayla - “Mine was ‘Forgive Me, Leonard Peacock’. I loved this story and related to the story so much, specifically to Leonard’s relationship with his mother. Reading this book gave me all the feels!” 🦖 Alex - “Hazel and Augustus make me smile every time I read ‘The Fault in Our Stars’ but that ending wrecks me. I always end up crying.” @johngreenwritesbooks . . . . #QandA #forgivemeleonardpeacock #matthewquick #thefaultinourstars #tfios #johngreen #thebookbrontosaurus #bookstagram #bookstagrammer #booklover #books #booknerd #yabooks #yabookstagram #yabook #yabookseries #reading #yalit #bookpile #bibliophile #booklife #readingtime #readersofinstagram #goodreads (at Portland, Oregon) https://www.instagram.com/p/CBeIoP2Asdt/?igshid=1a6sqld5fzw6b
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Painting by @matthewquick ・・・ The Great Cover Up Talk about double standards. In their great and unmatched wisdom, Facebook once blocked my painting Domestic Goddess because it shows a stone nipple. Yet the original 300 year old sculpture on which the painting is based, Giuseppe Mazzuoli’s A Nereid, is in Washington’s National Gallery of Art and has been seen by hundreds of thousands of visitors. And then there’s my painting Every Precaution, which also features a nipple that Facebook is just fine with. Because it’s male. Does anyone else think this is all just a bit odd? What’s the… Painting by matthewquick ・・・ The Great Cover Up Talk about double standards. In their great and unmatched wisdom, Facebook once blocked my painting Domestic Goddess because it shows a stone nipple. Yet the original 300 year old sculpture on which the painting is based, Giuseppe Mazzuoli’s A Nereid, is in Washington’s National Gallery of Art and has been seen by hundreds of thousands of visitors. And then there’s my painting Every Precaution, which also features a nipple that Facebook is just fine with. Because it’s male. Does anyone else think this is all just a bit odd? What’s the standard? Moreover, what’s the point? So, to meet the social mores of the Facebook millennium, in this painting I clothed William Henry Rinehart’s water nymph. Albeit with not much. Like the painting itself, this whole episode reveals more than it shows. Although my new exhibition has now finished, you can still see all my new paintings nandahobbs ------------------------------------------ #matthewquick #hifructose #australianart #newcontemporary #censorship #fubiz #myartisreal #frieze_magazine #artist_features #designiskinky #painting #freethenipple Painting by @matthewquick ・・・ The Great Cover Up Talk about double standards. In their great and unmatched wisdom, Facebook once blocked my painting Domestic Goddess because it shows a stone nipple. Yet the original 300 year old sculpture on which the painting is based, Giuseppe Mazzuoli’s A Nereid, is in Washington’s National Gallery of Art and has been seen by hundreds of thousands of visitors. And then there’s my painting Every Precaution, which also features a nipple that Facebook is just fine with. Because it’s male. Does anyone else think this is all just a bit odd? What’s the…
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Currently rereading #forgivemeleonardpeacock #matthewquick #read #books #kindle https://www.instagram.com/p/B4KX-74AWAE-kB2PT4M7qbzY5D0DHCkzqihOkQ0/?igshid=11bf9ux9a14o4
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“A vida é escrota, aleatória e arbitrária, até que se encontre alguém que faça tudo isso fazer sentido, mesmo que apenas temporariamente.” #oladobomdavida #thesilverliningsplaybook #intrinseca #matthewquick #patpeople #tiffany #instabook #books #bookstagram #livros #ler #read #amomuito #📚 https://www.instagram.com/p/B1rcXafh7sY/?igshid=5nea237vq5zw
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Resenha: Perdão, Leonard Peacock
‘’Primeiro eles o ignoram, depois riem de você, em seguida lutam com você, e então você ganha.’’
Matthew Quick, autor de ‘O lado bom da vida’, tem um tato espetacular na maneira como consegue retratar as nuances dos comportamentos e peculiaridades de seus personagens, lhes atribuindo complexos verossímeis o suficiente para desenvolvermos uma afeição em particular por cada um deles. Com ‘Perdão, Leonard Peacock’, é claro, não foi diferente.
O livro é narrado em 1ª pessoa por Leonard Peacock, que logo nas primeiras linhas nos revela seu plano de matar um de seus colegas de classe e ex-melhor amigo até o final daquele dia, que descobrimos logo em seguida, ser também seu aniversário de 18 anos. Mas antes de finalmente entrar em ação, Leonard pretende presentear cinco das pessoas as quais ele julga terem sido pontos marcantes em sua vida. Com isso, partimos em sua jornada, e a cada encontro, passamos a compreender não só um pouco mais de sua personalidade como também a maneira como o relacionamento com os outros personagens interferiu em sua decisão.
Diferente do que eu havia imaginado, Leonard não inicia sua entrega de presentes a fim de culpá-los, mas sim como forma de camuflar um pedido desesperado de socorro para que alguém pudesse notá-lo e impedi-lo. Nesse ritmo, o personagem consegue sustentar a narração de temas delicados com um senso de humor e sarcasmo característicos de sua idade, fazendo reflexões bastantes sagazes que nos instigam a querer saber mais sobre ele.
O desenvolvimento do livro é conciso e bastante satisfatório. A trama nos oferece perguntas por meio da voz de Leonard e nos supre gradualmente com respostas em cenas narradas intensamente e diálogos bem construídos. Há ainda, a presença de cartas escritas sob a perspectiva de pessoas do futuro de Leonard, intercaladas entre os capítulos, que buscam lhe oferecer alguma esperança e suprir suas desilusões sobre a vida adulta, grande parte motivadas pelo fato de ter que viver sozinho na Filadélfia após a mudança de sua mãe para Nova York - onde construiu sua carreira como estilista.
A predileção por Leonard apresentada ao longo da história por histórias da Segunda Guerra Mundial e sua paixão pelos filmes de Humphrey Bogart – que compartilha, respectivamente, com o professor, Herman Silverman, e o amigo idoso, Walt, duas das pessoas as quais ele decide presentear – dá ao livro a personalidade que se espera de uma história narrada sob o ponto de vista de um adolescente.
O livro nos entrega um ápice emocionante e repleto de lições, retornando ao seu ritmo inicial logo em seguida, por fim, nos entregando um final bastante controverso e que pode causar certo desapontamento em alguns leitores, sendo um pouco confuso, porém bastante interpretativo. Queremos acreditar que as coisas para Leonard finalmente entrarão nos eixos e tentamos encontrar isso nas últimas linhas, que nos entregam o oposto da mudança que esperávamos, levando o personagem de volta aos mesmos problemas que culminaram seu colapso. Contudo, o sentimento desta vez é de superação, e o final de ‘Perdão Leonard Peacock’ nos faz crer que apesar de o cenário ao seu redor continuar o mesmo, Leonard, após tantos acontecimentos, está mais forte para encarar os problemas que lhe cercam.
No geral, ‘Perdão, Leonard Peacock’ cumpre com o que promete: É engraçado, enérgico, comovente e de tirar o fôlego, exatamente como a montanha russa da adolescência costuma ser.
#leituras#livros leonardpeacock matthewquick oladobomdavida forgivemeleonardpeacock resenha resenhaliterarária#indicações#livros#matthewquick#oladobomdavida#leonardpeacock resenhaliterária
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"When you’re given an opportunity to change your life, be ready to do whatever it takes to make it happen. The world doesn’t give things, you take things. If you learn one thing from me, it should probably be that." -The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo * It feels so good to be out of reading slump! I've been reading like "crazy" this week and found some of my favorite stories among them. Right now i am going through 'The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo' which is at no ones surprise amazing! I love that old Hollywood atmophere that radiates from it and how addicting it is! I am just sorry i haven't picked it up sooner. * Q: What's the book outside your typical genre that you ended up loving? * For me, this will be that kind if book for sure * #forgivemeleonardpeacock #matthewquick #thesevenhusbandsofevelynhugo #january #mug #candle #books #bookstagram #book #books #igreads #yareader #2019 #bookstagrammer #bookstagramfeatures #bookworm#bookstagramersunit #becauseofreading #balkanbookstagram https://www.instagram.com/p/BsTUZsvHhO9/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1si4ke34c17eg
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Carta do futuro - Leonard Peacock (Autoral)
Desta vez decidi escrever sobre o meu futuro / presente real, e é completamente diferente do meu antigo futuro idealizado. Aqui não tem golfinhos, não ao menos de criação, a cidade não foi inudada, mas tenho uma vista para o mar, e tenho ela.
Com olhos tão azuis quanto o próprio mar, ela que fez com que eu quisesse ter um presente e esquecesse o meu passado e meu futuro. E enquanto escrevo essa carta só para sentir como tudo isso é tão real, ela me olha por cima do livro que lê no sofá e sorri por debaixo dele.
Ela, que me encontrou naquele banco da praça e se sentou ao meu lado perguntando se eu queria marshmallow porque tinha comprado para a cidade inteira, ela simplesmente fez com que eu esquecesse de tudo.
A única capaz de largar tudo para ir embora comigo, para perto do mar ela disse. E aqui estamos nos, perto do mar e para mim tanto importa, eu só quero estar perto dela, que assiste meus filmes em preto e branco, meus filmes de faroeste e não reclama, não dorme, só sorrir quando pergunto se esta entediada.
E quando as lembranças voltam, é ela quem me abraça, sem eu nem falar nada, me abraça apertado e diz que vai ficar tudo bem, diz que me ama. E ao lembrar que essa carta não é algo irreal, a felicidade torna-se algo impossível de esconder.
Peacock.
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Big recommend from Renee @itsbooktalk - We Are The Light by Matthew Quick. What are you reading for #chikfilatuesday ? #wearethelight #matthewquick #bookofthemonth #contemporaryfiction #botmpicks #cfabushriverrd #bookstagram #bookshelves #booknerd #readinglife #bookphotography #bookcommunity #bookblogger #sodacityreads #suspensebook #bookhaul #literarycrimefiction #homelibrary #thrillerbooks #domesticthriller #crimefiction #thriller #characterdrivenbooks #mysterythriller #bookrecs (at Chick-fil-A) https://www.instagram.com/p/CljTM-Krmcu/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
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Do you plan to have a clear-out before the new year? Witty painting by @matthewquick - "Multi-tasking"... . . . posted on Instagram - https://ift.tt/2ParlQR
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Currently reading The Silver Linings Playbook by Matthew Quick #thesilverliningsplaybook #matthewquick #currentlyreading #currentread #bookstagram #books #mentalillness
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Reseinha 4,5⭐ _Sempre nos deparamos com frases do tipo " ser forte não e vencer a dor é persistir mesmo com ela" e o grande problema delas, é que estão certas . {Sinopse} Desde que o namorado da mãe as expulsou de casa, Amber Appleton, a mãe e o cachorro moram em um ônibus escolar. Aos dezessete anos e no segundo ano do ensino médio, Amber se autoproclama princesa da esperança e é dona de um otimismo incansável, mas quando uma terrível tragédia faz seu mundo desabar por completo, ela não consegue mais encarar as coisas da mesma forma. Será que no meio de tanta tristeza e sofrimento Amber vai recuperar a fé na vida? 📓 Quase uma rockstar foi um livro muito surpreendente para mim , que comecei o livro com as expectativas muito baixas , porem o livro e simplesmente encantador , e apesar de um pouco lento ( e a protagonista não colaborar as vezes) é uma leitura super válida e apesar do nome do livro ser bem " alegre" o livro trata de coisa bem inesperadas e " pesadas" . 📓 É o tipo de leitura que te da um choque de realidade, fazendo você rever seus atos e como você encara cada acontecimento na sua vida . ❤PR #LIVROS #intrínseca #resenhas #MatthewQuick #ebookstagram #bookislife #livroéamor
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Charity Book Shopping
So, I couldn't help myself - I bought more books. Even though I have lots of exam revision to do, loads of work to do, and I have library books out on loan... I bought more. I just can't stop myself. But, prepare yourself, I got all of these books for £2.75. 5 books for £2.75!! So I got some bargains, donated some money to charity.. I think we'll take this book haul as a selfless activity.
1. Crescendo by Becca Fitzpatrick
Goodreads Rating: 4.07
This is the second book in the 'Hush, Hush' series. I read the first book last month as part of a Copy Cat Challenge on Goodreads, which I finished in 2-3 days. So, I thought it was important to my sanity following exams that I read the second.
2. Forgive Me, Leonard Peacock by Matthew Quick
Goodreads Rating: 3.92
So I seriously have no idea what this book is about. I'm sure I saw somebody on Booktube mention it - potentially on a bookshelf tour so they weren't even reviewing it... but hey ho I thought it looked cool!
3. Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell
Goodreads Rating: 4.11
This is one of those books that I have heard lots and lots of people talking about but I've never picked it up myself. I happened to see it in a charity shop so grabbed it, and I hope that with all the hype I've seen with it, that it will be a good book! It looks like an easy contemporary read, so I'm looking forward to reading it this summer. Then I couldn't stop there... In the process of putting this blog post up I actually bought two more books - still from charity shops, so it carries on with my theme!
4. Vampire Academy by Richelle Mead
Goodreads Rating: 4.13
I'm scared that I've already outgrown this book. I heard so many people talking about it when I was younger but I never got round to actually picking it up. This is the first in the series, and I don't particularly plan on going any further with it... but it should be a nice, simple, nostalgic read for the summer.
5. The Immortal Rules by Julie Kagawa
Goodreads Rating: 4.1
I really do not know anything about this book. It was in an offer at the charity shop so I thought "Why not?". I am hoping to read this round about the time I read the Vampire Academy, so I hope it will be another nostalgic teen vampire book. However, it does say perfect for fans of the hunger games... which I wouldn't particularly relate to vampire books, so it could be a bit different and more interesting. So that's it for the books I've purchased at the beginning of May. I've read a couple more books since I updated you guys so I think when I've finished my exams and I have a lot less to do I'll let you know what I thought of the books I've read! TTFN
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