Everything the Massachusetts-based writer pens seems to be scooped up by the studios as soon as the books are bound."- The Los Angeles Times "Leonard's life teeters dangerously between moments of pain and beauty.
Complicated characters and ideas remain complicated, with no facile resolutions, in this memorable story."- The Horn Book ".the novel presents a host of compelling, well-drawn, realistic characters-all of whom want Leonard to make it through the day safe and sound."- Kirkus "At a time when bullying and gun violence is at the top of the national conversation, this novel servies as a literary segue for teens, parents and teachers into an open dialogue on sensitive topics."- USA Today "Books like Quick's are necessary.We should be grateful for a book that gets kids, and the leaders they'll become, thinking about the problem now."- The New York Times "Full disclosure: you might need tissues to make it through Leonard Peacock, but even if you don't, you'll likely be touched by Leonard's story."- Entertainment Weekly "If only Hollywood could get novelist Matthew Quick to write faster. The masterful writing takes readers inside Leonard's tormented mind, enabling a compassionate response to him and to others dealing with trauma."- School Library Journal (starred review) " Over the course of one intense day (with flashbacks), Leonard's existential crisis is delineated through an engaging first-person narrative supplemented with footnotes and letters from the future that urge Leonard to believe in a "life beyond the übermorons" at school. * "Quick's attentiveness to these few key relationships and encounters gives the story its strength and razorlike focus.Through Leonard, Quick urges readers to look beyond the pain of the here and now to the possibilities that await."- Publishers Weekly (starred review) * "Quick's use of flashbacks, internal dialogue, and interpersonal communication is brilliant, and the suspense about what happened between Leonard and Asher builds tangibly.
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