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Goodreads...well that was pleasantly weird
I normally get emails when I win a goodreads book, but when I went on there today to look at the new listings I saw that I won the latest Matthew Quick (of The Silver Linings Playbook) book. Well yay! I guess when they give away 50 copies of a book I stand a better chance. ;-)
Here's the synopsis: For almost four decades, Bartholomew Neil has done nothing but live with his mom. When she begins calling him Richard—for reasons unknown—and then dies, Bartholomew is woefully unprepared to be on his own.
A clue comes in the form of a Free Tibet letter he finds in his mother’s underwear drawer, and so Bartholomew awkwardly starts his new life, writing Richard Gere a series of highly intimate fan letters. Jung’s theory of synchronicity, the mystery of women, the Dalai Lama’s teachings, alien abduction, cat telepathy, and the Catholic Church are all explored in depth by Bartholomew’s epistles—but mostly the letters outline one man’s heartbreakingly earnest attempt to assemble a family of his own.
A struggling priest, a “girlbrarian,” her foul-mouthed brother, and Richard Gere (well, sort of) join the quest. In a rented Ford Focus, they travel to Canada in search of Bartholomew’s biological father … and end up finding so much more.
As quirky, entertaining, and inspiring as The Silver Linings Playbook, The Good Luck of Right Now will have you pondering the rhythms of the universe and marveling at the power of kindness.
Here's the synopsis: For almost four decades, Bartholomew Neil has done nothing but live with his mom. When she begins calling him Richard—for reasons unknown—and then dies, Bartholomew is woefully unprepared to be on his own.
A clue comes in the form of a Free Tibet letter he finds in his mother’s underwear drawer, and so Bartholomew awkwardly starts his new life, writing Richard Gere a series of highly intimate fan letters. Jung’s theory of synchronicity, the mystery of women, the Dalai Lama’s teachings, alien abduction, cat telepathy, and the Catholic Church are all explored in depth by Bartholomew’s epistles—but mostly the letters outline one man’s heartbreakingly earnest attempt to assemble a family of his own.
A struggling priest, a “girlbrarian,” her foul-mouthed brother, and Richard Gere (well, sort of) join the quest. In a rented Ford Focus, they travel to Canada in search of Bartholomew’s biological father … and end up finding so much more.
As quirky, entertaining, and inspiring as The Silver Linings Playbook, The Good Luck of Right Now will have you pondering the rhythms of the universe and marveling at the power of kindness.
Re: Goodreads...well that was pleasantly weird
Jack 11/29/2009 and Brynne 7/11/2013