Herr Silverman gets the important role that a teacher can play in someone’s life. Herr Silverman teachers Holocaust studies and German he is one of the few adults Leonard respects.

Without spoilers, let me say how wonderful his teacher is. And for each, in a way, what they mean to Leonard is more than what Leonard means to them. Those four people who has left good-bye gifts for? A neighbor, a classmate, a local girl, a teacher. Leonard’s father has skipped the country, fleeing criminal charges (he’s a former rock musician who owes the government money) his mother has decided to put herself first, moving into New York City and leaving Leonard alone in south Jersey to take care of himself. What was also terrible and horrible for Leonard was how alone he was. The non spoiler way: yes, what Asher did was terrible and horrible. So, as I have done with a few other books, I’m splitting this into two reviews, one non-spoilery and one with more spoilers. This is one of those books and reviews where I struggle with spoilers, because I both want people to read and uncover what happens on their own, on Leonard’s time frame, but then I also want to discuss what does or does not happen. Wanting to murder another, that should be horrifying. Leonard will break your heart at least, he broke mine. Why did Leonard and Asher change from childhood best friends? Why is Leonard now the school outcast and Asher the popular teen who bullies others? The “why” is revealed gradually, during the twenty four hours of Leonard’s birthday. Why does Leonard want to kill his former best friend? And will he? The Good: There are two questions that haunt the reading of Forgive Me, Leonard Peacock. Today is the day he will shoot Asher Beal, and then himself.īut first he will give the gifts to his friends, and tell us his story. He has wrapped up four gifts, to give to his four best friends.Īnd he is bringing his grandfather’s handgun to school. The Plot: It is Leonard Peacock’s birthday. Forgive Me, Leonard Peacock by Matthew Quick.

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