BUY YOUR SILVER LINING...

I tweet-twatted recently about being conflicted over whether or not I should start a new series or just read a stand-alone novel after dragging my feet through Fifty Shades (ok, not dragging, but I was not as impressed as I was hoping to be!) A friend tweeted back to me and said, “You could just watch TV…”

The horror!!

I had to respond in a very well-thought-out-but-not-too-pretentious way, of course.

So I hit reply and said, “You know, that’s like eating McDonald’s when I really want filet mignon.”

& just like that, I impressed someone in less than 140 characters.

& that’s how it’s done. (Only one person can truly appreciate this statement…here’s looking at you, kid!)

Putting aside my slightly loquacious introduction, I started a stand-alone novel.

Enter: Silver Linings Playbook

Raise your hand if you didn’t know this was a book before it became the reason J.Law has an Oscar…..

Yeah, I didn’t either. (Oh, you did? Pshh, that's cool, I guess, whatever....)

This review will be quite short. I don’t have much to say about this book except….

YOU NEED TO GO AND BUY IT.

OR TORRENT IT LIKE A PIRATE.

OR STEAL BORROW IT FROM YOUR FRIEND’S E-BOOK ACCOUNT.

Seriously…life changing.
Not in the freshly purchased-LUSH-products kind of way.
& not in the I-just-bought-a-Tory-Burch-for-no-reason kind of way.
& not in the did-he-really-just-do-that-with-that-oh-wow kind of way.
In a deeply-connected-can’t-forget-these-feelings-ever kind of way.

The kind of book that makes you upset it’s over. & oddly enough, shortly after I finished it, someone sent me this in a text, as if the cosmic universe knew my pain and wanted me to be fully aware of my pathetic wallows.

I can easily (no I can’t, that’s a lie) put my English-teacher-book-loving-nerd aside to say anyone can appreciate the magic in this book. It’s layered and emotional and funny and clever and I found myself being completely enraptured by lines like, “[she] thought everyone should be forced to read The Bell Jar,” which is so ridiculously true….just like everyone should be forced to read this.

I am excited to see the movie, but I heard it’s not a solid representation of the book. My fingers (and toes) are crossed then when I finally do see it, it at least holds the same emotions that the book exudes, because damnit, I’d love to have those feelings back again.


Go find them for yourself.

Go read.

Until the next reading storm rolls in….(where I start an actual series and it's also turned into a movie....ridonc.)

-T