![]() ![]() ![]() But it’s compelling because he has depth and nuance. It’s a difficult place to be, an uncomfortable place, filled with pain and anger. We’re in his head, living every moment of what he intends to be his last day on earth. Written in first person present, the titular Leonard Peacock is THE driving force of the novel. ![]() ![]() Thematically rich, ambitious in voice and style, this novel absolutely deserves to be a contender. Well, there is a lot of Printz-worthy stuff going on here. Which means I approached Leonard Peacock with a mixture of curiosity and tempered expectations because I’m always skeptical of anyone who’s “having a moment.” This was probably less a case of Baader-Meinhof and more that Matthew Quick really was (and continues to be) having a moment. True confession: I had never heard of Matthew Quick until Silver Linings Playbook became an Oscar contender last fall, but then Sophie reviewed Boy 21 for the blog, and then in true Baader-Meinhof fashion, the ARC for Forgive Me, Leonard Peacock showed up on Karyn’s desk. Little, Brown Books for Young Readers, August 2013 Forgive Me, Leonard Peacock, Matthew Quick ![]()
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