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Matthew Quick

    23 ottobre 1973

    Matthew Quick crea narrazioni avvincenti che approfondiscono le complessità della connessione umana e le sfide del navigare le incertezze della vita. La sua scrittura è caratterizzata da una miscela distintiva di emozione toccante e arguzia tagliente, offrendo ai lettori uno sguardo intimo sui personaggi che lottano per la resilienza e il significato. L'esplorazione di Quick di temi come la salute mentale e la ricerca dello scopo risuona profondamente, rendendo le sue storie sia stimolanti che profondamente umane. Ha un'abilità unica nel catturare la verità cruda, spesso non edulcorata, dell'esperienza umana.

    Matthew Quick
    Forgive Me, Leonard Peacock
    Sorta Like a Rockstar
    The silver linings playbook
    Boy21
    All Together Now! (FilmTie In)
    La nobile arte del mollare tutto
    • Wybacz mi Leonardzie

      • 312pagine
      • 11 ore di lettura

      W dniu swoich osiemnastych urodzin Leonard Peacock nie spodziewa się żadnych prezentów. Za to sam przygotowuje podarunki dla przyjaciół i idzie do szkoły… z pistoletem w plecaku. Niezrozumiany przez otaczających go dorosłych i wciąż poszukujący siebie, chce rozliczyć się z przeszłością. Leonard ocenia wszystko zero-jedynkowo, nie dostrzegając nic pomiędzy. Dlatego decyduje się na ostateczny krok.

      Wybacz mi Leonardzie2022
      4,1
    • "Lucas Goodgame lives in Majestic, Pennsylvania, a quaint suburb that has been torn apart by a recent tragedy. Everyone in Majestic sees Lucas as a hero--everyone, that is, except Lucas himself. Insisting that his deceased wife, Darcy, visits him every night in the form of an angel, Lucas spends his time writing letters to his former Jungian analyst, Karl. It is only when Eli, an eighteen-year-old young man whom the community has ostracized, begins camping out in Lucas's backyard that an unlikely alliance takes shape and the two embark on a journey to heal their neighbors and, most importantly, themselves"--

      We Are the Light2022
      3,8
    • All Together Now

      • 384pagine
      • 14 ore di lettura

      Although seventeen-year-old Amber Appleton is homeless, living in a school bus with her unfit mother, she is a relentless optimist who visits the elderly at a nursing home, teaches English to Korean Catholic women with the use of rhythm and blues music, and befriends a solitary Vietnam veteran and his dog, but eventually she experiences one burden more than she can bear and slips into a deep depression

      All Together Now2020
      3,9
    • All Together Now! (FilmTie In)

      • 352pagine
      • 13 ore di lettura

      Amber Appleton has a lot to be thankful for. OR Amber Appleton has never had it easy. Both are true. On the one hand, she's got the best friends a seventeen year old could ask for and a loyal dog, Bobby Big Boy. On the other, her mum frequently has too much to drink, Amber's never quite sure where her next meal will come from and ever since her mum's latest boyfriend kicked them out, Amber and her mum have been living in the back of a school bus. Amber has always found it easy to be upbeat, to find the light in the darkest of situations. Until, that is, an unimaginable tragedy occurs. Forced to rethink her way of life, can Amber remain a rock star of hope? This is the story of a very special teenager, whose faith and hope is tested to the limit.

      All Together Now! (FilmTie In)2020
      4,0
    • Sorta Like a Rock Star

      • 276pagine
      • 10 ore di lettura

      Amber Appleton woont samen met haar moeder in de schoolbus waarmee haar moeder overdag de kost verdient. Gelukkig is Amber een superster als het op optimisme aankomt. Maar haar optimisme wordt zwaar op de proef gesteld als een afschuwelijke gebeurtenis haar hele bestaan op losse schroeven zet. In Sorta Like a Rockstar trekt een bonte stoet aan vrolijke personages voorbij. Het is een inspirerend, hartverwarmend verhaal van hoop en plezier – ondanks de keiharde realiteit. Het is dan ook niet verwonderlijk dat Netflix deze prachtige Young-Adult-roman verfilmt!

      Sorta Like a Rock Star2018
      3,3
    • Anstand

      • 304pagine
      • 11 ore di lettura

      Er liebt sein Land, das er nicht mehr versteht, und hasst die Liberalen. Er schläft nicht ohne seine Waffen und ist das Gegenteil von politisch korrekt. David Granger, 68 Jahre alt und Vietnamveteran, liebt seine Enkelin Ella über alles. Mit einem Gehirntumor, den er dem Agent Orange aus dem Vietnamkrieg zuschreibt, überlebt er eine Operation. Diese letzte Chance nutzt er, um sich mit seiner Vergangenheit, seinem Sohn und seinem Erzfeind Clayton Fire Bear auszusöhnen. Hinter der ruppigen Prosa verbirgt sich viel Feingefühl und ein klarer Blick für gesellschaftliche Tendenzen. Der Roman thematisiert Anstand, Doppelmoral, Rassismus, alte Sünden und aufrechte Reue sowie Familienbande und den Wert echter Freundschaft. Er fordert zum genauen Hinschauen auf und hinterfragt politische Korrektheit, indem er feststellt, dass Taten wichtiger sind als Worte. Die Figuren sind tief zerrissen, aber unverwechselbar und sympathisch. Derb und politisch unkorrekt zeigt die Geschichte, was wichtiger ist als die „richtige“ Ausdrucksweise: Herzenswärme und Anstand. Der Roman ist ein Lehrstück darüber, dass Anstand, Solidarität und Toleranz oft in unerwarteten Verkleidungen begegnen.

      Anstand2017
      4,0
    • La nobile arte del mollare tutto

      • 238pagine
      • 9 ore di lettura

      Nanette è un'atleta, figlia e studentessa modello da sempre. Ma quando il suo amato insegnante di letteratura le consegna una copia di un misterioso e ormai introvabile romanzo cult, sente che quello è il suo libro, che le sta parlando. Quella storia e l'incontro con il suo autore fanno cambiare tutto, e grazie a loro Nanette conoscerà Lex, giovane e tormentato poeta, di cui si innamorerà. Presto però si troverà di fronte a scelte decisive e scoprirà quale prezzo può avere prendere in mano la propria vita e imparare a dire basta…

      La nobile arte del mollare tutto2017
      3,7
    • Love May Fail

      • 416pagine
      • 15 ore di lettura

      The latest masterpiece from Matthew Quick, the New York Times bestselling author of The Silver Linings Playbook.

      Love May Fail2016
      3,7
    • The Good Luck of Right Now

      • 256pagine
      • 9 ore di lettura

      Bartholomew, at thirty-nine and recently orphaned, struggles with independence after his mother's death. He writes letters to his mother's idol, Richard Gere, seeking guidance while exploring themes of philosophy, friendship, alien abduction, and the complexities of women.

      The Good Luck of Right Now2014
      3,6