Reading about Leonard Peacock hurt alot. In so many different ways. I was so conflicted! I was hurt for Leonard, for his desperation, for his anger, for his hurt. I wanted to take his hand and tell him things will get better, when he was so desperatly looking for help. Then, I wanted to smack every person around him, who was mean to him, hurt him, ignored him. Sometimes, I wanted to smack Leonard himself. Sometimes, for beeing an idiot, sometimes just to get him out of this state of mind. And most of the time, I wanted to yell at his mother. But then, there where this times when I had to laugh, about things Leonard said or did, about situations. Then I felt bad, for beeing able to laugh so easily, in a situation like that.
But the worst part was my hurt. I was hurt for all the people I've been mean to or rude or ignored, intentionly or not. I just felt so bad. But then again, I often felt so good. Because there where great people around. Because Leonard kept going and going and going.
"Forgive me, Leonard Peacock" is so honest, so real, so terrible and so beautiful, because there was hope. And I will keep him with me, for a very, very long time. Great job, Matthew Quick.
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Tessa
Reading about Leonard Peacock hurt alot. In so many different ways. I was so conflicted! I was hurt for Leonard, for his desperation, for his anger, for his hurt. I wanted to take his hand and tell him things will get better, when he was so desperatly looking for help. Then, I wanted to smack every person around him, who was mean to him, hurt him, ignored him. Sometimes, I wanted to smack Leonard himself. Sometimes, for beeing an idiot, sometimes just to get him out of this state of mind. And most of the time, I wanted to yell at his mother. But then, there where this times when I had to laugh, about things Leonard said or did, about situations. Then I felt bad, for beeing able to laugh so easily, in a situation like that. But the worst part was my hurt. I was hurt for all the people I've been mean to or rude or ignored, intentionly or not. I just felt so bad. But then again, I often felt so good. Because there where great people around. Because Leonard kept going and going and going. "Forgive me, Leonard Peacock" is so honest, so real, so terrible and so beautiful, because there was hope. And I will keep him with me, for a very, very long time. Great job, Matthew Quick.
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