Ep-74 The Silver Linings Playbook (2008 novel)

Matthew Quick’s debut novel hit big, launching a career many
aspiring writers can only dream of. His romantic drama highlights
important issues of mental health, how to live with it, and how
it effects all our lives. Pat Peoples is an engaging character
and his unusual relationship with Tiffany plays out in a
surprising and engaging tale that earns its “heartwarming”
description by the end.

Spoilers begin: 22:18

Topics Include: Ink to Film housekeeping, Pat Peoples
similarities to AMERICAN PSYCHO’s Patrick Bateman, the Nikki
question, the lies people tell to protect people, side
character’s different mental illnesses, the role of the NFL and
the Philadelphia Eagles has to the narrative, Tiffany and the
Manic-Pixie Dream Girl trope, similarities to Eternal Sunshine of
the Spotless Mind, and end with a discussion on the value of
depressing fiction in literature.


Join us next week for the Silver Linings Playbook film
starring Robert De Niro, Jennifer Lawrence, and Bradley
Cooper!


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Music Credit: Ross Bugden

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