The Good Luck of Right Now
by:
Matthew Quick (author)
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."A clue comes in the form of a "Free Tibet" letter he finds in his mother's underwear drawer, and so...
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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."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 i
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Format: Paperback
ISBN:
9781447247487 (1447247485)
Publisher: HarperCollins
Pages no: 256
Edition language: English
Category:
Young Adult,
Book Club,
Adult Fiction,
Realistic Fiction,
Literary Fiction,
Adult,
Health,
Contemporary,
Mental Health,
Mental Illness,
Relationships
When I chose this book to read, it was the title that grabbed my attention. I just had to find out what the author was referring to when he called it The Good Luck of Right Now. Little did I know that I was about to embark on a journey with a number of unique and interesting characters. Bartholomew ...
“When something bad happens to us, something good happens – often to someone else. And that’s The Good Luck of Right Now. We must believe it. We must. We must. We must.” The Good Luck of Right Now is an epistolary novel, in that it is comprised entirely of letters written to the actor, Richard Gere...
If you liked Quick's "The Silver Lining Playbook," you will likely enjoy this story, too. It also features relationships between several damaged people, and I actually preferred The Good Luck of Right Now to SLP.
I read this on a flight from Portland to Minneapolis. I clapped at the end. Love love love. The characters in this are amazing, I couldn't pick my favorite. Max is a revelation. This should be the next book on everyone's reading list.
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