RaveThe Wall Street Journal…[a] charming debut novel … Mr. Quick tenderly portrays Pat's small ambitions and the great obstacles he faces as he tries to keep his faith in silver linings. At home, his mother and father are having domestic troubles; his friends won't talk about his ex-wife. Worse, Pat can't seem to figure out why he split with his wife or how long he spent in the hospital … Mr. Quick guides the reader through the mounting tension — a braiding of hope, illusion, befuddlement and newly discovered truths. Not every cloud has a silver lining in The Silver Linings Playbook, but it is hard not to be moved by the fate of a man who, despite many ordeals, tries to believe in hope and fidelity, not to mention getting through another day with his sanity intact.
