Reason You're Alive (Quick) - Book Reviews

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Inspiring.… Matthew Quick has a way with wounded characters.
Boston Globe


The author of The Silver Linings Playbook delivers another engaging and screen-ready dramedy about an irascible misfit on a mission for closure.
Atlanta Journal-Constitution


The role of David Granger may someday be played by an Oscar-hungry actor. But that shouldn’t distract from the vivid, high-definition protagonist that already glows from the page.... That candor and honesty gives this first-person narrative its potency. It also supplies the humor.
St. Louis Post-Dispatch


It’s impossible not to love each of these deeply flawed characters.…  As funny as it is touching, Quick’s latest effort is on par with Silver Linings.
USA Today


A gratifying romp.… Fans of The Silver Linings Playbook know Quick’s penchant for emotionally troubled, big-hearted characters, and Good Luck will satisfy those readers and new ones alike.
People


Meet David Granger, the bigoted 68-year-old Vietnam veteran and narrator of Quick’s dark, funny, and surprisingly tender new novel.… Granger’s life is rife with instances that either prove or belie his reputation as a xenophobic, racist homophobe.
Publishers Weekly


Quick delivers an exceptional novel; its themes of war and memory as well as its unforgettable characters, especially the ornery David, fast pace, and insightful dialog will connect with readers of Tim O'Brien's The Things They Carried. —Russell Michalak, Goldey-Beacom Coll. Lib., Wilmington, DE
Library Journal


A scorching family drama.…narrated with ire and eloquence by David Granger... It’s as if Holden Caulfield grew up to be a reflective, even soulful, Archie Bunker.… A touching, old-fashioned drama about the ties that sometimes choke, but always bind.
BookPage


A veteran tries to come to terms with the traumatic experiences he had a generation earlier in Vietnam.… A valuable addition to fiction about the tangled aftereffects of Vietnam on soldiers in the field.
Kirkus Reviews