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The Good Luck of Right Now by Matthew Quick

My rating: 5 of 5 stars


Much to write, but later. The 5 star says it all.
***I wasn't sure at first with the Richard Gere letter thing. I wasn't sure if I would love Bartholomew or not. Or his pretending games to stay sane in a world that was filled with just his mom and her dementia at the end of her life.
BUT...
Goodness, I was wrong. Within a few pages, I became hooked on Bartholomew's plight.
From Wendy to Max to the Priest to Elizabeth the librarian, this story is full of twists and turns.
What I love about Matthew Quick books (I have read two so far) that there is always a thread of childlike faith that pushes the main character forward to battling out to obtain their dreams or wishes.
Just like Pat Peoples, Bartholomew believes in The Good Luck of Right Now and a make believe Richard Gere star that comes to his aid when he needs a bit more confidence. I won't use the word Quirky, but yes, that is one that I see here listed often to describe this book, I find this book to be a deeper read than that, one that uncovers the lives of a few folks that live outside the normal acceptance of norm.
I was genuinely touched and happy with the outcome in this book and surprised by a revelation later on that I found to shed great light on what does happen often in life:
A belief is set in stone and a world of thoughts are built around it and a person thinks what 'they think' is true. When sometimes we make mistakes. What is really the truth could be a hidden thing we will not see until later. ~
This happens to Bartholomew. But illusions can hold meanings and safety and the one B. has about Richard Gere helps him bridge the gap of grief of losing his mother to walking on his own two feet in the real world.
I loved this novel and will be reading every book he has written over the next month! Always thrilled to fine a new author that inspires and teaches and shows me knew things about life. Matthew Quick does this in his novels:).



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